Talk:Spenserian stanza
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Lotus eaters schemers[edit]
The article claims that Tennyson's Lotus eaters uses Spenserian stanzas, which should mean an ababbcbcc rhyme scheme. But looking at the poem, it clearly doesn't follow this scheme:
There is sweet music here that softer falls
Than petals from blown roses on the grass,
Or night-dews on still waters between walls
Of shadowy granite, in a gleaming pass ;
Music that gentlier on the spirit lies,
Than tired eyelids upon tired eyes ;
Music that brings sweet sleep down from the blissful skies.
Here are cool mosses deep,
And through the moss the ivies creep,
And in the stream the long-leaved flowers weep,
And from the craggy ledge the poppy hangs in sleep.
The rhyme scheme here is "ababcccdddd"
Palefire 15:26, Jun 4, 2005 (UTC)
- No one seems to be able to justify this, so I've deleted the bit about Tennyson. Palefire 17:29, Jun 11, 2005 (UTC)
redundancy[edit]
Pentameter is, by definition, made up of five feet; hexameters are by definition made up of six feet. Editing redundancy accordingly.
please check: "Each verse contains nine lines in total". I think the author ment to say "Each stanza". it's not a big deal, it is perfectly understandeable, but just in case... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.184.125.244 (talk) 15:12, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Bibliography[edit]
I was just wondering why there is a source in the Bibliography section that is not referenced in the main article. Thanks, --Joseph Yanchar (talk) 16:46, 26 May 2014 (UTC)