|
|
Definition of Spenserian stanza
1. Noun. A stanza with eight lines of iambic pentameter and a concluding Alexandrine with the rhyme pattern abab bcbc c. "The Spenserian stanza was introduced by Edmund Spenser in The Faerie Queene"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spenserian Stanza
Literary usage of Spenserian stanza
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Literature During the Lifetime of Shakespeare by Felix Emmanuel Schelling (1910)
"The Spenserian stanza is really less monotonous than blank- verse, even with Milton,
... The Spenserian stanza is technically an extremely difficult one, ..."
2. English Literature During the Lifetime of Shakespeare by Felix Emmanuel Schelling (1910)
"The Spenserian stanza is really less monotonous than blank- verse, even with Milton,
... The Spenserian stanza is technically an extremely difficult one, ..."
3. A Primer of English Verse: Chiefly in Its æsthetic and Organic Character by Hiram Corson (1892)
"THE Spenserian stanza AS EMPLOYED BY SUBSEQUENT POETS. THE many great English
poets who have employed the Spenserian stanza bear witness to the estimation ..."
4. A Primer of English Verse: Chiefly in Its æsthetic and Organic Character by Hiram Corson (1892)
"THE Spenserian stanza AS EMPLOYED BY SUBSEQUENT POETS. rI SHE many great English
poets who have em- -I ployed the Spenserian stanza bear witness to the ..."
Other Resources:
