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Spenserian

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A nine-line stanza with eight regular lines and one longer final line used by Edmund Spenser

noun
/ˌspɛnsˈɪəriən/

Literature

: estrofa spenseriana

Can you identify a Spenserian stanza in this poem?

Examples

In her latest collection, the poet masterfully combines themes with a Spenserian stanza that showcases her skill.
Learning to compose a Spenserian can help students understand complex poetic forms.
The poet chose to write the final section in a Spenserian to give it a classical feel.
Her anthology includes a beautiful Spenserian that pays tribute to traditional English verse.
The poem follows a Spenserian structure.
Many classic poets have experimented with a Spenserian to capture the beauty of their sentiments.
Students often study a Spenserian to appreciate the intricacies of rhythm and meter in poetry.

Synonyms

Spenserian stanza

vsSpenserian

Literature

9.9

A nine-line group in a poem with eight short lines, one longer final line, and rhyme abab bcbc c

is the same form but noted as used by a specific poet

Compounds

Spenserian sonnet

Literature

9.9

A 14-line poem in lines of ten beats with three four-line parts and a final rhymed pair

Spenserian stanza

Literature

9.9

A nine-line group in a poem with eight short lines, one longer final line, and rhyme abab bcbc c

Surface Forms

Spenserian singular

Spenserians plural

Morphology

Spenserian = Spenser (semi-transparent) = Spenser + ian

The term is visibly derived from Spenser, but the exact stanza pattern is a named literary form rather than a fully predictable meaning from the suffix.

Etymology

Spenserian comes from the poet Edmund Spenser, who used a special nine-line stanza in 'The Faerie Queene' with eight shorter lines and one longer final line. So a Spenserian is that 'nine-line' stanza, named after him.