This is a Vietnamese form of poetry that was inspired by the French. Luc Bat translates to “six eight”, which outlines the structure of the poem. The odd lines (1,3,5,etc) are six sound units and the even lines (2,4,6 etc) are eight sound units long, hence the title. The rhyming scheme is simple also. The last word (sixth sound unit) of the odd lines rhymes with the sixth sound unit of the even line and the eighth sound unit rhymes with the sixth unit of the next odd line. The final even line, linking back to the first line. The structure is:
xxxxxa
xxxxxaxb
xxxxxb
xxxxxbxc
xxxxxc
xxxxxcxa
“Laughter”
Little laugh trills so light
Like bell ringing in nighttime lone
The speaker’s face unknown
In darkness can’t be shown, revealed
Twinkling stars have concealed
Till grand morning does yeild bright light
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