Split Sestet
Type: | | Structure, Metrical Requirement, Rhyme Scheme Requirement,
Stanzaic | |
Description: | | Similar to rime coulée, but with generally shorter
lines, the Split Sestet is rhymed aabaab with the "a" lines iambic trimeter and the "b" lines anapestic monometer. | |
Origin: | | American | |
Schematic: | | Rhyme: aabaab
Meter:
xX xX xX
xX xX xX
xxX
xX xX xX
xX xX xX
xxX | |
Rhythm/Stanza Length: | | 6 | |
See Also: | | Anapest, Iamb, Rime Coulée, Sestet, Split Couplet | |
Status: | | Incomplete | |
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