A Rhopal Renaissance: Join obscure poetic definition's uninhibited revivification

"Rhopal: This obscure but fascinating term refers to a line of poetry whose words increase by one syllable as they go along"
-- Sean Francis, Literature: Become an overnight expert

A rhopal submitted: October 28, 2005

Anti-rhopal

Polysyllabicity's acceptability continuously diminishes following passing time.
Sesquipedalian vocabulary exacerbates everyday readers' minds.
Reintroducing literary elegance shortens words.
Simplicity develops within the
Overly complex forms,
Leading to
Calm.

--Michael Hutzler