Quatern

Type:		Structure, Metrical Requirement, Repetitive Requirement

Description:		A poem of sixteen octosyllabic lines grouped into quatrains with a falling refrain. There is no set rhyme pattern.

Origin:		French

Schematic:		Rxxx xRxx xxRx xxxR

Rhythm/Stanza Length:		4

Line/Poem Length:		16

Examples:		That Crooked Smile (Scroll Down)

See Also:		Kyrielle, Pantoum, Quaternion, Quatrains, Redondilla, Retourne, Than-Bauk

Status:		Incomplete