Sapphic Stanza
Type: | | Structure, Metrical Requirement, Stanzaic | |
Description: | | Stanzas composed of hree sapphics and an Adonic line.
Spondees can replace the trochees in lines 1 and 2 feet 2 and 5 and line 3 foot 5. | |
Origin: | | Greek | |
Schematic: | | Xx Xx Xxx Xx Xx
Xx Xx Xxx Xx Xx
Xx Xx Xxx Xx Xx
Xxx Xx | |
Rhythm/Stanza Length: | | 4 | |
See Also: | | Adonics, Sapphics | |
Status: | | Incomplete | |
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