Curtal Quatrain
| Type: | | Structure, Metrical Requirement, Stanzaic | | |
| Description: | | Three long lines and a short line. A common version is
with three lines of iambic pentameter followed by one line of iambic dimeter. | | |
| Origin: | | American | | |
| Schematic: | | Varies, but common is:
xX xX xX xX xX
xX xX xX xX xX
xX xX xX xX xX
xX xX | | |
| Rhythm/Stanza Length: | | 4 | | |
| Status: | | Incomplete | | |
| See Also: | | Curtal Long Hymnal Stanza, Quatrains | | |
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