Common Octave

Type:		Structure, Metrical Requirement, Rhyme Scheme Requirement, Stanzaic

Description:		An octave alternating iambic tetrameter with iambic trimeter with rhyme scheme abcbabcb.

Schematic:		xX xX xX xA xX xX xB xX xX xX xC xX xX xB xX xX xX xA xX xX xB xX xX xX xC xX xX xB

Rhythm/Stanza Length:		8

Status:		Incomplete

See Also:		Accentual-Syllabic Verse, Common Measure, Hymnal Octave, Long Octave, Octave, Short Hymnal Octave, Short Octave