Stilistika materjalid
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· The Spenserian stanza consists of 9 lines: eight iambic pentameters followed by
one iambic hexameter. Its rhyming scheme is a b a b b c b c c. E. Spenser used in
his "the Faerie Queen"
· Ottava rima is a stanza of 8 iambic pentameters rhyming a b a b a b c c. It is
borrowed from Italian poetry in the 16th century.
· Rhyme Royal is a stanza of seven iambic pentameters rhyming a b a b b c c.
James U of Scotland used it in his "King's Quair"
· Terza rima is a verse written in triplets, lines being iambic pentameters with the
rhyme scheme a b a b c b c d c and so on ending with a couplet to avoid one
word unrhymed (Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind"
· Sonnet is a poem that originated in Italy and was adopted in England in the 16 th
century. There are 2 types of English sonnets--Petrarchan (Italian) and
Shakespearean (English). Both contain fourteen iambic pentameters. The
difference is in the rhyme.
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