rhyme royal

rhyme royal
noun
a stanza form having seven lines of iambic pentameter; introduced by Chaucer
• Hypernyms: ↑stanza

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noun (plural rhyme royals)
: a stanza of seven lines in iambic pentameter in which the first and third, the second, fourth, and fifth, and the sixth and seventh lines rhyme — compare ballade royal, chant royal, septet

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Pros.
a form of verse introduced into English by Chaucer, consisting of seven-line stanzas of iambic pentameter in which there are three rhymes, the first line rhyming with the third, the second with the fourth and fifth, and the sixth with the seventh.
[1835-45]

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rhyme royal noun
(appar a commendatory name) a seven-line stanza borrowed by Chaucer from the French, its lines rhyming in the pattern ababbcc
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Main Entry: ↑rhyme

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rhyme royal,
a seven-line stanza in iambic pentameter with the lines arranged a b a b b c c. Chaucer introduced it into English.

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  • Rhyme royal — (or Rime royal) is a rhyming stanza form that was introduced into English poetry by Geoffrey Chaucer. Contents 1 Form 2 History 3 Some examples 4 …   Wikipedia

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  • Rhyme royal — Rhyme Rhyme, n. [OE. ryme, rime, AS. r[=i]m number; akin to OHG. r[=i]m number, succession, series, G. reim rhyme. The modern sense is due to the influence of F. rime, which is of German origin, and originally the same word.] [The Old English… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rhyme royal — n. a stanza of seven lines in iambic pentameter rhyming ababbcc, first used in English by Chaucer …   English World dictionary

  • rhyme royal — Pros. a form of verse introduced into English by Chaucer, consisting of seven line stanzas of iambic pentameter in which there are three rhymes, the first line rhyming with the third, the second with the fourth and fifth, and the sixth with the… …   Universalium

  • Rhyme royal — Der rhyme royal ( königlicher Reim ) ist eine Strophenform der englischen Dichtung. Er besteht aus sieben Versen (üblicherweise jambischen Pentametern) mit dem Reimschema ababbcc. So kann die Strophe entweder in eine Terzine und zwei Paarreime… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • rhyme royal — rhyme′ roy′al n. pro a verse form consisting of seven line stanzas in iambic pentameter, rhyming ababbcc[/ex] …   From formal English to slang

  • rhyme royal — noun Date: circa 1841 a stanza of seven lines in iambic pentameter with a rhyme scheme of ababbcc …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • rhyme royal — /raɪm ˈrɔɪəl/ (say ruym royuhl) noun a form of verse introduced into English by Chaucer, consisting of seven line stanzas of iambic pentameter in which there are three rhymes, the first line rhyming with the third, the second with the fourth and… …  

  • Rhyme — Rhyme, n. [OE. ryme, rime, AS. r[=i]m number; akin to OHG. r[=i]m number, succession, series, G. reim rhyme. The modern sense is due to the influence of F. rime, which is of German origin, and originally the same word.] [The Old English spelling… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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