The Beloved Lutes is a ribald poetic form intended to describe a lover, originating in The Dungeon of Verses. The form guides poets during improvised performances. The poem is a single quatrain. Use of epenthesis and vivid imagery is characteristic of the form. The first line must make use of assonance. It has three feet with a tone pattern of uneven-even-even. The second line must make use of assonance and metaphor. It has four feet with a tone pattern of even-uneven-even. The third line has five feet with a tone pattern of even-uneven. The fourth line has five feet with a tone pattern of even-uneven. It has an initial caesura. The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABAA.