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Quatrain

Noun CEFR B2
ˈkwɒt.ɹeɪn

Definitions

  1. A poem in four lines.
  2. A stanza of four lines.

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Examples

Example:”
Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night,”
Has flung the Stone that puts the stars to flight:”
And Lo! the Hunter of the East has caught
The Sultan's Turret in a Noose of light.”
The menu card was designed by Mr. Arthur Hacker, and further enriched by some charming verses in Omarian quatrains from Mr. Le Gallienne, who read them to a sympathetic audience.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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