THE AIYEJINNIAN

THE AIYEJINNIAN

The Aiyejinnian Is a poem form that was invented by AIYEJINNA ABRAHAM OSHOKUNOFA

 (Pen name: AIYEJINNA ABRAHAM O.)

AIYEJINNA ABRAHAM OSHOKUNOFA is a Nigerian that hails from Edo state. He’s is a member of the Northside Authors (NSA)—A Nigerian based organization that shapes the life of writers (including him) to their greatest potential—and he has written over forty different poems (when counting already published solo and duet).

Aiyejinna Abraham Oshokunofa writes only poetry; as no prose or articles have been published by him.

He invented The Aiyejinnian and wants to share it with the world of poets.

How to Write An AIYEJINNIAN poem Yourself

The Aiyejinnian is a poem form that contains nine lines of four syllables each. It can be used to give an answer to a question, define a theme, narration etc.

There can be any number of verses in this form (from one to many).

 Here is its basic structure:

(X’s stand for syllables)

stanza 1:.              Stanza 2

XXXA.                     XXXA

XXXB.                     XXXD

XXXC                      XXXE

XXXB.                     XXXD

XXXC                      XXXE

XXXB.                     XXXD

XXXC                      XXXE

XXXB.                     XXXD  

XXXC                      XXXE

YOU CAN CREATE AS MANY STANZA AS YOU WISH.

Don't be confused by the diagram, it is just a guide for you to refer to as you write your Aiyejinnian! 

If you look at the diagram, you will see that each line of the Aiyejinnian has 4 syllables.

It would be best to use an iambic or trochaic dimeter or a mixture of both (with high professionalism)

Another ingredient is The rhyme scheme. 

The Aiyejinnian has no complicated rhyming. It uses end rhymes, repeating the rhyme for the first line in every first line of a new stanza.

Here's the easier way:

Stanza 1   stanza 2

A.               A

B.               D

C.               E

B.               D

C.               E

B.               D 

C.               E

B.               D

C.               E

Stanza 3 will also look like the first two except for the second to the ninth rhymes that will go FGFGFGFG.

You can write as many stanzas as possible.

Literary devices are of great importance in this form especially the metaphors and personification.

Alliteration, consonance, assonance, are also welcome.

Punctuations are very important in this form, as they help convey your exact meaning in every line or group of lines.

The inventor gives His Appreciate to:

First God—He made it possible.

The Northside Authors—they’re a great organization

Solomon David Garba Hena—They’re like brother’s

And also all his friends and we’ll wishers.

You can contact AIYEJINNA ABRAHAM O.  On:

Facebook: AIYEJINNA ABRAHAM OSHOKUNOFA or Northside Authors

WhatsApp: +2348169283775.

Email: aiyejinnaabraham@gmail.com

He hopes to see writers venture into this art.

Don't panic if you still don't understand,

Below is an example of a poem titled “The Knavish king” by AIYEJINNA ABRAHAM O. It talks about Death and its fate: