Rhupunt
Type: | | Structure, Metrical Requirement, Rhyme Scheme Requirement,
Stanzaic | |
Description: | | (RHEE-pint) This is a syllabic line of three to five
tetrasyllabic sections. It is sometimes presented as stanzas (tercets, quatrains, quintets) rather than one line. The main rhyme can change after two or more
lines. The internal rhyme can be consonance instead of true rhyme. | |
Origin: | | Welsh | |
Schematic: | | xxxa xxxa xxxa xxxb
xxxc xxxc xxxc xxxb
xxxd xxxd xxxd xxxb, etc.
Or
xxxa xxxa xxxa xxxa xxxb
xxxc xxxc xxxc xxxc xxxb
xxxd xxxd xxxd xxxd xxxb, etc.
Or
xxxa xxxa xxxb
xxxc xxxc xxxb
xxxd xxxd xxxb, etc.
or
xxxa
xxxa
xxxa
xxxb, etc. | |
Rhythm/Stanza Length: | | 1 | |
Status: | | Incomplete | |
See Also: | | Magali Shairi, Tawddgyrch Cadwynog | |
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