Tetractys
| Type: | | Structure, Metrical Requirement, Other Requirement,
Simple | | |
| Description: | | This is a five-line syllabic verse form. Each verse should
express a complete thought in 20 syllables, with line counts: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 10. | | |
| Schematic: | | x
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xxx
xxxx
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If there are multiple stanzas, the even stanzas
mirror the odds in line syllable counts. | | |
| Rhythm/Stanza Length: | | 5 | | |
| Line/Poem Length: | | 5 | | |
| See Also: | | Cinquain, Double Tetractys, Nonet, Quintet, Sept, Syllabic Verse | | |
| Status: | | Incomplete | | |
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