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Inverted Hexaduad

Type:  

Structure, Metrical Requirement, Repetitive Requirement, Rhyme Scheme Requirement

 
Description: 

A syllabic form: 2, 6, 8, 4, 6, 4, 4, 6, 4, 8, 6, 2 in couplets where the first and last couplets are the same lines inverted in order.

 
Origin: 

English

 
Schematic: 
xA
xxxxxA'
xxxxxxxb
xxxb
xxxxxc
xxxc
xxxd
xxxxxd
xxxe
xxxxxxxe
xxxxxA'
xA

The first two lines are used as repetons for the last two lines.
 
Rhythm/Stanza Length: 

12

 
Line/Poem Length: 

12

 
See Also:  

Hexaduad, Syllabic Verse

 
Status: 

Incomplete

 

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