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Englyn Unodl Crwca

Type:  

Structure, Metrical Requirement, Rhyme Scheme Requirement, Stanzaic

 
Description: 

(englin eenoddle crewcah) A quatrain with syllable counts: seven, seven, ten, and six and having rhyme and cross-rhyme.

 
Origin: 

Welsh

 
Schematic: 
xxxxxxa
xxxxxxa
xxxxxxaxxb
xbxxxa

a = main rhyme.
b = subsidiary rhyme that has consonance,
assonance, alliteration

Cross rhymes can shift a few positions:
a = 7-9
b = 2-4
 
Rhythm/Stanza Length: 

4

 
See Also:  

Englyn Cyrch, Englyn Lleddfbroest, Englyn Unodl Union, Syllabic Verse

 
Status: 

Incomplete

 

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