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ele·giac stan·za
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elegiac stanzanoun
a quatrain in iambic pentameter with abab rhyme scheme
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elegiac stanza
An elegiac stanza is a poetic form used predominantly for elegies, which are poems of serious reflection or mourning for the dead. Traditionally, this form consists of a quatrain (four lines) written in iambic pentameter, with a rhyme scheme of ABAB. However, an elegiac stanza can also refer to couplets (two lines) written in elegiac meter, particularly in classical Greek and Latin poetry. The elegiac meter alternates between dactylic hexameter and dactylic pentameter lines.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of elegiac stanza in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of elegiac stanza in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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