Rhopalics
Type: | | Structure, Metrical Requirement, Other
Requirement | |
Description: | | Each word in a line has one more syllable than the
preceding word. It is also possible to reverse it so that each word has one less syllable than the preceeding, or even to alternate lines. | |
Impressions: | | More than four words per line would quickly become
cumbersome. | |
Schematic: | | x xx xxx xxxx
x xx xxx xxxx
or
xxxx xxx xx x
xxxx xxx xx x
or
x xx xxx xxxx
xxxx xxx xx x | |
Reference: | | Reference Link | |
See Also: | | Count Up, Nonet | |
Status: | | Incomplete | |
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