Englyn Penfyr
(in-glin pin-fir)

The Englyn Penfyr is one of 24 traditional Welsh stanzaic forms,
dating as far back as the early 8th century, it was recited before royalty.
Composed of 3 lines; L1 is 10 syllables, while L2 and L3 are 7 syllables each;
The first occurrence of the dominant rhyme in L1 is followed by a syllable and
a rhyme, which is repeated within the first two or three syllables of line 2.
Three verses is considered a poem, but there is no verse limit.

The rhyme scheme per verse, therefore, is A-b, b-A, A as follows:
xxxxxxxA-xb
xbxxxxA
xxxxxxA

xxxxxxxC-xd
xdxxxxC
xxxxxxC

xxxxxxxE-xf
xfxxxxE
xxxxxxE

Etc....

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