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spenserian stanza

Spen·se·ri·an stan·za
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spen-seer-ee-uh n stan-zuh]
    • /spɛnˈsɪər i ən ˈstæn zə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spen-seer-ee-uh n stan-zuh]
    • /spɛnˈsɪər i ən ˈstæn zə/

Definitions of spenserian stanza words

  • noun spenserian stanza the stanza used by Spenser in his Faerie Queene and employed since by other poets, consisting of eight iambic pentameter lines and a final Alexandrine, with a rhyme scheme of ababbcbcc. 1
  • noun spenserian stanza the stanza form used by the poet Spenser in his poem The Faerie Queene, consisting of eight lines in iambic pentameter and a concluding Alexandrine, rhyming a b a b b c b c c 0
  • noun spenserian stanza a stanza consisting of eight lines of iambic pentameter and a final line of iambic hexameter (an alexandrine), with a rhyme scheme ababbcbcc, used by Spenser in The Fairie Queene 0
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Origin of spenserian stanza

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20

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Parts of speech for Spenserian stanza

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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spenserian stanza popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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