Italian Madrigal
Type: Structure, Metrical Requirement, Rhyme Scheme Requirement
Description: A love song written in either seven or eight-syllable lines made up of two or three triplets followed by one or two rhyming couplets. There is no set rhyme scheme for the triplets.
Origin: Italian
Schematic: A sample schematic: aba bcb cdc dd ee
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