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Adonics

Type:  

Line, Appendages

 
Description: 

An Adonic is a two foot line: Xxx XX or maybe Xxx Xx. It depends on the expert one consults. It is more often found as a tagline on the end of a stanza than as separate stanzas.

 
Origin: 

Greek

 
Schematic: 
Xxx XX or  Xxx Xx
 
Line/Poem Length: 

5

 
See Also:  

Bob and Wheel, Sapphic Stanza

 
Status: 

Complete

 

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