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1) poetic form, first applied by Edmund Spenser in his epic ''The Faerie Queene'' with the rhyme scheme ababbcbcc. The metre of the first 8 lines is an Iambic pentameter, the last line is an Alexandrine. | 1) poetic form, first applied by [[Edmund Spenser]] in his epic ''[[The Faerie Queene]]'' with the rhyme scheme ababbcbcc. The metre of the first 8 lines is an Iambic pentameter, the last line is an Alexandrine. | ||
2) A challenge for students by the Edmund Spenser Homepage: http://www.english.cam.ac.uk/spenser/main.htm | 2) A challenge for students by the Edmund Spenser Homepage: http://www.english.cam.ac.uk/spenser/main.htm | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:19, 10 January 2009
1) poetic form, first applied by Edmund Spenser in his epic The Faerie Queene with the rhyme scheme ababbcbcc. The metre of the first 8 lines is an Iambic pentameter, the last line is an Alexandrine.
2) A challenge for students by the Edmund Spenser Homepage: http://www.english.cam.ac.uk/spenser/main.htm