Tawddgyrch Cadwynog
Type: | | Structure, Metrical Requirement, Rhyme Scheme Requirement,
Stanzaic | |
Description: | | (TOWDD-girch ca-DOY-nog) This is a Welsh line form
consisting of three to five sections of tetrasyllabic verse with abbc or abba rhyme that continues into the next line. | |
Origin: | | Welsh | |
Schematic: | | xxxa xxxb xxxb xxxc
xxxa xxxb xxxb xxxc
Or:
xxxa xxxb xxxb xxxa
xxxa xxxb xxxb xxxa
The scheme follows through at least two lines, then can change. | |
Rhythm/Stanza Length: | | 1 | |
See Also: | | Dabali Shairi, Magali Shairi, Rhupunt, Sijo | |
Status: | | Incomplete | |
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