The yadu ( my, ရတု, ; also spelt ya-du and yatu) is a Burmese form of

poetry Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings i ...

which consists of up to three

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of five lines. The first four lines of a stanza have four

syllables A syllable is a unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds typically made up of a syllable nucleus (most often a vowel) with optional initial and final margins (typically, consonants). Syllables are often considered the phonological "bu ...

each, but the fifth line can have 5, 7, 9, or 11 syllables. A yadu should contain a reference to a season. The form uses

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. The

rhyme A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds (usually, the exact same phonemes) in the final stressed syllables and any following syllables of two or more words. Most often, this kind of perfect rhyming is consciously used for a musical or aesthetic ...

is required on the fourth, third, and second syllables of both the first three lines and the last three lines. The end of the last two lines also rhyme. e.g.: :---A :--A- :-A-B :--BC :-B--C

References

*Vernick, Harris "Cole"· ''The Baker's Dozen: The Cole Foundation Collection: Volume 1''. AuthorHouse, 2007. . p250
Guide to Verse Forms
Poetic forms Burmese literature {{Myanmar-lit-stub