Lai

Type:		Structure, Metrical Requirement, Rhyme Scheme Requirement, Stanzaic

Description:		An syllabic nine-line verse form using five- and two-syllable lines. The rhyme can vary between verses. Unless you are doing a virelai or lai nouveau. The structure is almost like a broken alexandrine with internal rhyme.

Origin:		French

Schematic:		xxxxa xxxxa xb xxxxa xxxxa xb xxxxa xxxxa xb

Rhythm/Stanza Length:		9

See Also:		Alexandrine, Lai Nouveau, Syllabic Verse

Status:		Incomplete