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Q
Italian:
Lines
Syllables per line 
Rhyme scheme 
Structure
A

14
10 (iambs)
abbaabba cdecde
1 octet (8 lines), 1 sestet (6lines)

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Shakespearean:
Lines
Syllables per line 
Rhyme scheme 
Structure
A

14
10 syllables (10 iambs)
abab cdcd efef gg
3 quatrains (4 lines), 1 rhyming couplet (2 lines)

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Spenserian

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Three interlocked quatrains and a couplet

Rhyme scheme abab,bcbc,cdcd,ee

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