The lantern is a short shape poem from Japan describing a particular one syllable noun, such as a pain, a contrivance, or an summary abstraction. The lantern poem takes the fashion of a hanging lantern, going from short to wider as the poem goes on, and then fitting short again in the Ending contour. The imagination of the lantern poem is to clarify; to light up the man and re-imagine or personalize it for the reader, not blameless to simply define it.
Instructions
1. Brew the subject center-aligned, in a colloquy processing programme. Whether using pen and paper, copy in the Centre of the stage.
Choose a one syllable noun that is a synonym or a reinterpretation of the original noun for the fifth and final line. If the original noun was "bed," the final noun could be "rest," and thus the poem redefines a bed as rest. Note our finished example poem would look like this (although it would be center-aligned):Bed
3. Distinguish the noun in two syllables for the moment line. It can be be either one word or two words. In my example, it could be "gentle."
4. Describe the noun in three syllables for the third line. The lantern shape should start becoming noticeable, with the poem getting slowly wider with each line. For the sample poem, I'll use, "Soft pillows."
5. Describe the noun in four syllables for the fourth line. This is the widest line in the poem. For this line in the sample poem, I'll use, "Sleep, jump, play, love."
6.2. Choose a one syllable noun. This Testament serve as both the topic of your poem and the elementary string. For instance, "Bedstead."
Gentle
Soft pillows
Sleep, jump, play, love
Rest
