Short Octave
Type: | | Structure, Metrical Requirement, Rhyme Scheme Requirement,
Stanzaic | |
Description: | | An octave of iambic tetrameter (lines 3 and 7) with iambic
trimeter (lines 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8) with rhyme scheme abcbabcb. | |
Schematic: | | Rhyme: abcbabcb
Meter:
xX xX xX
xX xX xX
xX xX xX xX
xX xX xX
xX xX xX
xX xX xX
xX xX xX xX
xX xX xX | |
Rhythm/Stanza Length: | | 8 | |
See Also: | | Common Octave, Octave, Short Hymnal Octave | |
Status: | | Incomplete | |
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