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Double Tetractys

Type:  

Structure, Metrical Requirement, Other Requirement, Simple

 
Description: 

Two tetractys verses, one inverted, combined into one verse. In other words, it is a poem expressing a complete thought in ten lines with syllable counts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10, 4, 3, 2, 1.

 
Schematic: 
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Rhythm/Stanza Length: 

10

 
Line/Poem Length: 

10

 
See Also:  

Double, Mirror Image, Tetractys

 
Status: 

Incomplete

 

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