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. Sonnet 14 iambic pentametres (5 feet), difference (Italian Shakespearean) is a matter of rhyme. 8
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. Ottava rima is a stanza of 8 iambic pentametres (5 feet), rhyming: a b a b a b c c. It is borrowed from the Italian poetry in the 16th century
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. 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. Ottava rima is a stanza of 8 iambic pentametres (5 feet), rhyming: a b a b a b c c. It is
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