Spenserian Quintilla

Type:		Structure, Metrical Requirement, Rhyme Scheme Requirement, Stanzaic

Description:		Four octosyllabic lines with an ending alexandrine with a rhyme pattern of abacc. Used by Howard Nemerov. Possibly named such by Miller Williams.

Attributed to:		Howard Nemerov

Origin:		American

Schematic:		Rhyme: abacc Meter: xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx

Rhythm/Stanza Length:		5

See Also:		Quintilla, Redondilla, Spenserian Stanza, Syllabic Verse

Status:		Incomplete