quatrain
/'kwɔtrein/
Definition
- Noun:
- A stanza of four lines in a poem, often with a specific rhyme scheme.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The poem's final quatrain resolves the central conflict.
- Many of Shakespeare's sonnets are built from three quatrains and a final couplet.
Advanced Usage
- Poetic Form: A quatrain is a fundamental building block in poetry. Common rhyme schemes for quatrains include AABB, ABAB, and ABBA.
- The ballad uses a simple ABAB quatrain structure throughout.
Variants and Related Words
- Stanza (n): A grouped set of lines within a poem.
- The poem is divided into four stanzas of equal length.
Synonyms
- Four-line stanza: A direct descriptive synonym.
- Tetrastich (n): A less common, more technical term for a quatrain.
Noun
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a stanza of four lines
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