Chapter 3

III. THE STANZA 62 Tercets 63 Quatrains 69 Refrain Stanzas 78 Various Stanza-forms abccb 91 ababb 91 aabbb 91 aabcdd 91 aaaabb 92 ababab 92 ababcc 92 ababbcc (Rime royal) 93 ababcca 95 ababccb 95 abababab 96 ababbaba 96 ababbcbc 96 ababccdd 97 abababcc (ottava rima) 98 aabaabbab 101 ababcccdd 101 ababbcbcc (Spenserian stanza) 102 abababccc 107 aabaabcc 107 ababbcbcdd 107 aabbbcc 108 ababababbcbc 108 aabccbddbeebffgggf 109 ababccdeed 111 aabccbddbeeb 111 abcbdcdceccce 112 IV. TONE-QUALITY 113 A.--As a Structural Element 113