Connachlonn

The connachlonn is a Celtic form that uses the end sound from one line to start the next. It's not rhyme as such, but repetition of sound. There aren't any metric requirements although it's best to make sure it's not all raggedy or it won't sound any good -- after all, it's a form to be spoken. Celtic poetry also tends to use a lot of alliteration and assonance -- basically every sonic tool you can think of. The last word of the connachlonn should also repeat the sound of the first. In Irish poetry this is known as "dunadh".

 

Starred Folkvang singer, you who
muse, so love may multiply
flying falcon-skinned through spring
bringer of blooms, mother bright
night-banisher, you understand
hands must be plunged in earth
worth golden tears, not fear to touch
much-sullied flesh. All skin
in concert, played by Vanir's bard.