Elegiacs
Type: | | Structure, Metrical Requirement, Stanzaic | |
Description: | | One line of Classical Heroic Line followed by one line of
Classical Pentameter. The Elegiacs may be rhymed or not. They are also known as Elegiac Couplets | |
Origin: | | Greek | |
Schematic: | | Xxx Xxx Xxx Xxx Xxx XX
Xxx Xxx XX xxX xxX
or
XX XX XX XX Xxx XX
Xxx Xxx XX xxX xxX
or several other variations in between. | |
Rhythm/Stanza Length: | | 2 | |
See Also: | | Classical Heroic Line, Classical Pentameter, Poulter's Measure, Quantitative
Verse | |
Status: | | Incomplete | |
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