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Meaning of Spenserian stanza | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A strophe of eight decasyllabic lines and an alexandrine, having three rhymes: the first and third; the second, fourth, fifth, and seventh; and the sixth, eighth, and ninth (ABABBCBCC).

CEFR level

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

Spenseriana Spenserianism Spenserism Spent spent force spent forces

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