Spenserian stanza en · NOUN
Etymology
Invented by English poet Edmund Spenser (1552/53–1599) for his epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590–96).
Meanings
- A strophe of eight decasyllabic lines and an alexandrine, having three rhymes: the first and third; the second, fourth, fifth, and seventh; and the sixth, eighth, and ninth (ABABBCBCC).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spenserian stanzas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |