OPEN+FORM

A type of structure or form in poetry characterized by freedom from regularity and consistency in such elements as rhyme, line length, [|metrical pattern], and overall poetic structure. E.E. Cummings's "[Buffalo Bill's]" is one example.
 * Open form**

Buffalo Bill's defunct who used to ride a watersmooth-silver stallion and break onetwothreefourfive pigeonsjustlikethat Jesus he was a handsome man and what i want to know is how do you like your blueeyed boy Mister Death

Notice the poems irregular spacing, lack of rhyme and similar number of syllables. This allows for the poet to explore more unique forms of poetry and get away from the average poem.



This unusual spacing in order to form the shark, the subject of the poem, is a great example of how a poet can break the mold of formal poetry through the use of open form.