Rhyme Royal

Literary/ Cultural Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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A seven-line stanza of iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme

a b a b b c c

. It was named for James I who wrote verse in this form, although it had also been used by Chaucer and others.

39 words

Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Rhyme Royal". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2001 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=957, accessed 19 April 2024.]

957 Rhyme Royal 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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