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Spenserian stanza

Pronunciation: /spɛnˈsɪərɪən/

Definition of Spenserian stanza

noun

  • the stanza used by Spenser in The Faerie Queene, consisting of eight iambic pentameters and an alexandrine, with the rhyming scheme ababbcbcc.

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