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Enclosed rhyme — (or enclosing rhyme) is the rhyme scheme abba (that is, where the first and fourth lines, and the second and third lines rhyme). Enclosed rhyme quatrains are used in introverted quatrains, as in the first two stanzas of Petrarchan sonnets.Example … Wikipedia
enclosed rhyme — noun or enclosing rhyme Etymology: enclosing from present participle of enclose : the rhyming pattern a b b a found in certain quatrains … Useful english dictionary
Rhyme scheme — A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyming lines in a poem or song. It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme. In other words, it is the pattern of end rhymes.For example A,B,A,B, indicates a four line stanza in which … Wikipedia
enclosing rhyme — noun see enclosed rhyme … Useful english dictionary
Poetry — This article is about the art form. For other uses, see Poetry (disambiguation). Literature Major forms Novel · Poem · Drama Short story · Novella … Wikipedia
Glossary of poetry terms — This is a glossary of poetry terminology.Measures of verseTypes of metreBelow, short/long definitions of a syllable of classical languages correspond to unstressed/stressed of English language.* Amphibrach: short long short * Amphimacer or cretic … Wikipedia
introverted quatrain — ▪ prosody a quatrain having an enclosed rhyme. An example of an introverted quatrain is the In Memoriam stanza (named for the poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson), which has an abba rhyme scheme. An introverted stanza may also be called an… … Universalium
Death Be Not Proud (poem) — John Donne Death Be Not Proud, Holy Sonnet #10, is a metaphysical poem by John Donne, written around 1610 and first published posthumously in 1633. Content The poem is a sonnet addressed to Death, telling him not to be proud, because death is not … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… … Universalium
