Entertainment / Literature / Rhyme Royal: A seven-line stanzaic form invented by Chaucer in the fourteenth century and later modified by Spenser and other Renaissance poets. In rhyme royal, the stanzas are writen in iambic pentameter in a fixed rhyme scheme (ABABBCC). An example follows below from Wordsworth's Resolution and Independence: There was roaring in the wind all night, The rain came heavily and down in floods, But now the sun is rising calm and bright. The birds are singing in the distant woods, Over his own sweet voice the stockdove broods, The jay makes answer as the magpie chatters, And the air is filled with pleasant noise of waters. (Often spelled as 'rime royal')
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Rhyme Adjective Synonyms: rime, poem, poetry, verse, versification, metrical composition, song
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Royal Noun Synonyms: grand, splendid, stately, impressive, august, imposing, superior, superb, magnificent, majestic
Royal Adjective Synonyms: queenly, kingly, queenlike, kinglike, regal, imperial, sovereign, princely, majestic
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Entertainment / Literature / Rime Royal: An alternative spelling for rhyme royal. MORE