Rhyme Scemes Flashcards
1
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Couplet
A
Two successive rhyme lines that are equal in length
2
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Heroic couplet
A
A pair of rhyming lines in iambic pentameter
3
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Quatrain
A
A four-line stanza; the most common form of English verse
4
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Heroic quatrain
A
A four-line stanza, written in iambic pentameter, with an ABAB rhythm scheme
5
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Tercet
A
A grouping of three lines, often bearing a single rhyme
6
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Terza rima
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A system of interlaced tercets linked by common rhymes: ABA BCB CDC etc
