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Stanza consisting of 2 rhyming lines expressing a complete thought
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couplet
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A group of three lines with a rhyme scheme of ABA or AAA.
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tercet
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This stanza consists of 4 lines that may rhyme in different ways:
ABCB (ballad stanza) ABAB (heroic stanza) ABBA, AABB or even AAAA |
quatrain
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2 syllables. First is unaccented, 2nd is accented.
unstressed stressed be low, de light, a muse A book|of ver|ses un|der neath|the bough |
iambic feet
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2 syllables. First is accented, second one isn't.
stressed unstressed ne ver, ga ther, hap py Dou ble,|dou ble|toil and|trou ble |
trochaic feet
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2 stressed syllables. Both accented.
stressed stressed heartbreak, childhood, football |
spondaic feet
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3 syllables. First two syllables are unaccented, the last one is accented.
unstress unstress stressed cav a lier, in ter twine With the sheep|in the fold|and the cows|in their stalls. |
anapestic feet
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3 syllables. First syllable accented, last two unaccented.
stressed unstress unstress hap pi ness, mer ri ly, mur mur ing Love a gain|song a gain|nest a gain|young a gain. |
dactylic
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Based on length of the line.
[Meter is the pattern or number of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line. Foot is a unit of meter and indicates the pattern of accent in a line.] 5 iambic feet would be called iambic pentameter. |
Length of the line.
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