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Sept

Type:  

Structure, Metrical Requirement, Simple

 
Description: 

A syllabic form of seven lines where the syllable count starts at one in line one, increasing by one each line up to line four, then decreasng at the same rate until line seven has one syllable again.

 
Origin: 

English

 
Schematic: 
x
xx
xxx
xxxx
xxx
xx
x
 
Rhythm/Stanza Length: 

7

 
Line/Poem Length: 

7

 
See Also:  

Count Down, Count Up, Diamante, Faceted Diamond, Nonet, Septet II, Syllabic Verse, Tetractys

 
Status: 

Incomplete

 

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