Minute: The minute poem consists of twelve lines and sixty syllables. The minute is written in iambic. The minute is meant to capture a moment in time. The syllable pattern and rhyme scheme is as follows: Syllables per line Rhyme scheme Meter 8 a ta TUM ta TUM ta TUM ta TUM 4 a ta TUM ta TUM 4 b ta TUM ta TUM 4 b ta TUM ta TUM 8 c ta TUM ta TUM ta TUM ta TUM 4 c ta TUM ta TUM 4 d ta TUM ta TUM 4 d ta TUM ta TUM 8 e ta TUM ta TUM ta TUM ta TUM 4 e ta TUM ta TUM 4 f ta TUM ta TUM 4 f ta TUM ta TUM