Head rhyme connects the end of a line with the beginning of the next one by similar sound combinations. Couplet rhyme 2 lines are rhythmically linked by the final rhyme: a a. Cross rhyme rhyming combination: a b a b. Frame rhyme - rhyming combination: a b b a. Triple rhyme - rhyming combination: a a a. Monorhyme - rhyming combination: a a a a. Stanza is compositional pattern of the poem. Typically English stanzas: 1. The heroic couplet 2 iambic (x /) pentametres (5 feet), rhyming: aa bb cc. 2. The ballad stanza 4 lines of iambic tetrametres (4 feet) & trimetres (3 feet): a b c b. 3. The Spenserian stanza 9 lines: 8 iambic pentametres followed by 1 iambic hexametre (6 feet): a b a b b c b c c. 4. Ottava rima 8 iambic pentametres (5 feet): a b a b a b c c. 5. Rhyme Royal 7 iambic pentametres (5 feet): a b a b b c c. 6. Terza rima written in triplets iambic pentametres: aba bcb cdc. 7
This pause reflects graphical division and creates an additional rhythmical impact. The student of language must be aware of typically English stanzas poetic forms that have evolved during the centuries, and are part and parcel of classical English versification. They have a fixed number of lines, a certain pattern of metre and rhyme, and the length of lines. The main stanza patterns in English poetry are: 1. The heroic couplet a stanza containing 2 iambic pentametres (5 feet) rhyming: aa bb cc. 2. The ballad stanza has 4 lines consisting of alternate iambic tetrametres (4 feet) and trimetres, rhyming: a b c b. NB! The ballad stanza is to be distinguished from the ballade, a verse form consisting of three 8-lined stanzas and a 4-lined envoy (stanza of dedication). 3. The Spenserian stanza consists of 9 lines: 8 iambic pentametres (5 feet) followed by 1 iambic hexametre (6 feet), rhyming: a b a b b c b c c. 4
impact. The student of language must be aware of typically English stanzas poetic forms that have evolved during the centuries, and are part and parcel of classical English versification. They have a fixed number of lines, a certain pattern of metre and rhyme, and the length of lines. The main stanza patterns in English poetry are: 1. The heroic couplet a stanza containing 2 iambic pentametres (5 feet) rhyming: aa bb cc. FGI 1081 Stylistics (I. Ladusseva) 26 2. The ballad stanza has 4 lines consisting of alternate iambic tetrametres (4 feet) and trimetres, rhyming: a b c b. NB! The ballad stanza is to be distinguished from the ballade, a verse form consisting of three 8-lined stanzas and a 4-lined envoy (stanza of dedication). 3
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