Quatern
A Quatern is a sixteen line
French form composed of four quatrains.
It is similar to the Kyrielle
and the Retourne. It has a refrain
that is in a different place in each quatrain.
The first line of
stanza one is the second line of stanza two,
third line of stanza three, and fourth line of stanza
four. A quatern has eight syllables per line.
It does not have to be iambic or follow a set rhyme
scheme.
line 1
line 2
line 3
line 4
line 5
line 6 (line 1)
line 7
line 8
line 9
line 10
line 11 (line 1)
line 12
line 13
line 14
line 15
line 16 (line 1)
Information obtained from www.shadowpoetry.com
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