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rhyme royal

/raɪm ˈrɔɪəl/

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/raɪm ˈrɔɪəl/C2formalart
  • ruПоэтическая строфическая форма, состоящая из семи строк пятистопного ямба с рифмовкой ABABBCC, часто использовавшаяся в средневековой и ренессансной английской поэзии.

A poetic stanza form consisting of seven lines in iambic pentameter, rhyming ABABBCC, commonly used in medieval and Renaissance English poetry.

  1. Poetic Stanza FormC2formal

    A seven-line stanza form in iambic pentameter with a rhyme scheme of ABABBCC, commonly used in medieval and Renaissance English poetry.

    ruКоролевская рифма

    • Chaucer's 'Troilus and Criseyde' is written in rhyme royal.
    • The poet employed rhyme royal to give the narrative a formal, lyrical quality.
    • Shakespeare used rhyme royal in 'The Rape of Lucrece'.