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Clogyrnach

Type:  

Structure, Metrical Requirement, Rhyme Scheme Requirement, Stanzaic

 
Description: 

A syllabic sestet stanza where the lines have syllable counts of: 8 8 5 5 3 3 and rhyme aabbba. It is sometimes written with the last two lines conflated into one.

 
Origin: 

Welsh

 
Schematic: 
xxxxxxxa
xxxxxxxa
xxxxb
xxxxb
xxb
xxa
 
Rhythm/Stanza Length: 

6

 
Status: 

Incomplete

 
See Also:  

Sestet

 

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