What is a Triolet poem?
A Triolet is a poem of fixed rhythmical form, with repeated lines. It is made up of eight lines with a set rhyming scheme.
The Structure of a Triolet Poem
A Triolet consists of 8 lines.
The rhyming scheme is:
AB, aA, abAB
Line 1, 4 and 7 are the same line repeated
So are lines 2 and 8.
An example of a Triolet Poem
| Lots of colours all around, oranges, reds and some brown |
A |
| Collecting conkers that fall from the tree |
B |
| Harvest festival is coming to town |
a |
| Lots of colours all around, oranges, reds and some brown |
A |
| Just cos summer's gone; no need to frown |
a |
| Halloween costumes in the shops for all to see |
b |
| Lots of colours all around, oranges, reds and some brown |
A |
| Collecting conkers that fall from the tree. |
B |
Why don't you try writing a Triolet poem and enter it into one of our poetry competitions.
For information on poetry types other than a Triolet visit our poetry glossary – poetry types.
