Spenserian stanza
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Spenserian stanza
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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This is still far below the Spenserian stanza, and the colour is inferior to that of Giles.
From A History of Elizabethan Literature by Saintsbury, George
Author of The Minstrel, a long, prosy poem in Spenserian stanza, and a prose Essay on Truth.
From A Brief Handbook of English Authors by Adams, Oscar Fay
He chose a curious and rather infelicitous variation on the Spenserian stanza ababbccc, keeping the Alexandrine but missing the seventh line, with a lyrical interlude here and there.
From A History of Elizabethan Literature by Saintsbury, George
Alexandrine, 252-259; developed by Browning, 258; French, 18; in five-stress verse, 195, 208, 258; in sonnet, 272 f.; in Spenserian stanza, 103; unrimed, 255; used at end of stanzas other than Spenserian, 107.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald
See also the chapters on the Spenserian stanza in Corson's Primer of English Verse, where its use for pictorial effects is interestingly discussed.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald
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