History:
The AlouetteHistory: The Alouette is a form created by Jan Turner on the poetry community site Shadow Poetry some time around 2008/2009. The form name means 'Skylark' in French, and also can mean a children's song sung in a group. Structure: • 2 or more stanzas • 6 lines per stanza • Meter: 5, 5, 7, 5, 5, 7 • Rhyme... More is a form created by Jan Turner on the poetry community site Shadow Poetry some time around 2008/2009. The form name means ‘Skylark’ in French, and also can mean a children’s song sung in a group.
Structure:
- 2 or more stanzas
- 6 lines per stanza
- Meter: 5, 5, 7, 5, 5, 7
- Rhyme Scheme: a, a, b, c, c, b
Source:
http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/alouette.html