Italian Madrigal

Type:		Structure, Metrical Requirement, Rhyme Scheme Requirement

Description:		A love song written in either seven or eight-syllable lines made up of two or three triplets followed by one or two rhyming couplets. There is no set rhyme scheme for the triplets.

Origin:		Italian

Schematic:		A sample schematic: aba bcb cdc dd ee

See Also:		English Madrigal, Madrigal, Syllabic Verse

Status:		Incomplete