The Nonpattern Sonnet Pathetique

Authors

Howard W. Bergerson

Abstract

How long can a nonpattern composition -- that is, one with no repeated words -- be? I'm sure we would all like to know, but the answer would not be interesting unless the writer religiously abstained from smuggling in long strings of adjectives or any other form of deliberate prolixity. I have taken the following sonnet which I wrote in 1941, and tried to rewrite it, staying within the sonnet form and repeating no words.

Recommended Citation

Bergerson, Howard W. (1976) "The Nonpattern Sonnet Pathetique," Word Ways: Vol. 9 : Iss. 1 , Article 6.
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