The first line of the second stanza of Poe's "The Raven" is "Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December."
The month was December. The first line in the second stanza is:"Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December, "
Look at the 3rd line in the first stanza, the 4th line in the second stanza, and the 1st line in the fourth stanza.
Its a poem that has 19 lines, based on the repetition of the first and third lines of the first stanza. It is made up of five tercets, and one quatrain. The rhyme scheme is aba in the first stanza, bba for the next four stanzas, and abaa for the final stanza. The final line of the second and fourth stanzas is the first line of the first stanza, while the final line of the third and fifth stanzas is the last line of the first stanza. For the final stanza, the first line of the first stanza is the third line, and the fourth is the final line of first stanza. A formal poem that uses extensive repetition
idiom: a phrase with a figurative meaning that is different from the literal meaning;Stanza 2, line 2: And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.Stanza 2, line 5: radiant maiden (Also, stanza 16, line 5)Stanza 6, line 1: all my soul within me burningStanza 7, line 1: flung the shutterStanza 8, line 3: Though thy crest be shorn and shavenStanza 13, line 2: fiery eyes now burned into my bosom's core;Stanza 13, line 4: the lamp-light gloated o'er, (Also stanza 13, line 5)Stanza 18, line 4: And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;
No. A tercet is a three-line stanza. A sestet is a six-line stanza.
Terza rima is a form of poetry that consists of tercets, or three-line stanzas, in which the second line of each stanza rhymes with the first and third lines of the following stanza. It is commonly associated with Dante's "Divine Comedy."
A miscellaneous 8 line stanza is called an octet. But the 8 line stanza which forms the first verse of a sonnet is called an octave, and the commonest form of 8 line stanza (by far) in English is called ottava rima.
1.Couplet a two line stanza 2.Triplet (Tercet) a three line stanza 3.Quitrain a four line stanza 4.Quintet a five line stanza 5.Setstet (Sextet) a six line stanza 6.Septet a seven line stanza 7.Octave an eight line stanza
An octet is used to represent an eight line stanza. However it is also called an octave when used in a Sonnet as the first eight lines.
oxymoron: a figure of speech with a pair of apparently contradictory terms Stanza 11, line 5: dirges of his Hope Stanza 15, line 3: desert land enchanted Stanza 18, line 5: lies floating
a 2 line stanza is called a couplet.
A three-line stanza is called a tercet.