per stanza, with eleven syllables in each bat, following the pattern HHLHH LLHLHH (H represents heavy and L represents light syllables): The rhyming scheme (which is identical to that of kap yani, see below) is shown here in two stanzas: Example Transcription: Translation: Wasantadilok chan The wasantadilok chan , , from Sanskrit vasantatilaka) has fourteen syllables per bat, with the pattern HHLHLLLH LLHLHH: The following plan shows the rhyme structure in two stanzas. Example Transcription: Translation: Kap There are several forms of kap (, ), each with its specific metre and rhyming rules. The kap may have originated either from the Indic metres or from Cambodian forms. Kap yani The kap yani (, , or yani sip et, sip et meaning eleven, referring to the number of syllables per bat) has two bat per stanza. Each has two wak, with five and six syllables. It is slow in rhythm, and usually used to describe beauty and nature. The following plan shows the rhyming scheme in two stanzas; the spaces show the usual rhythmic breaks (not shown in writing). Example Transcription: Kap chabang The kap chabang (, , or chabang sip hok, sip hok meaning sixteen, the number of syllables per stanza) has three wak per stanza, with six syllables in the first and third, and four syllables in the second. It is often used for narratives, and often accompanies the chan. The following plan shows two stanzas. Example Transcription: Translation: Kap surangkhanang The kap surangkhanang yi sip paet (, , yi sip paet means twenty-eight) has seven wak per stanza, with four syllables in each wak. A less common form is surangkhanang sam sip song (thirty-two), with eight wak per stanza. Its rhythm is fast, and is used to describe anger and fighting. The following plan shows two stanzas of surangkhanang 28. Klon In the generic sense, klon (, ) originally referred to any type of poetry. In the narrow sense it refers to a more recently developed form where a stanza has four wak, each with the same number of syllables. It is usually considered an original Thai form. The klon metres are named by the number of syllables in a wak, e.g. klon hok (, ) has six syllables per wak (hok means six). All metres have the same rhyming scheme, and there are also requirements on the tone of the final syllable of each wak. The klon