Quatrains

Quatrain The word quatrain comes from Latin and French words meaning "four." The quatrain is a poem or stanza of four lines. It is a very popular form of poetry. Famous poets like William Blake and T. S. Eliot used quatrains.

Quatrain Rhyming Structure: Pattern 1: a b a b (Lines 1 and 3 rhyme, lines 2 and 4 rhyme) Pattern 2: a b c b (Lines 2 and 4 rhyme) Pattern 3: a a b a (Lines 1, 2 and 4 rhyme) Pattern 4: a a b b (Lines 1 and 2 rhyme, lines 3 and 4 rhyme)

Quatrain   The mountain frames the sky (a) As a shadow of an eagle flies by. (a) With clouds hanging at its edge (b) A climber proves his courage on its rocky ledge. (b)

Quatrain The rushing ocean waves (a) Beat harshly on the sand. (b) They roar and crash and foam (c) As they break upon the land. (b)

What rhyme scheme is this example? Quatrain What rhyme scheme is this example? Tyger! Tyger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? - From William Blake's "The Tyger"

What rhyme scheme is this example? Quatrain What rhyme scheme is this example? A rainbow plays in the water spray It hides in a chandelier. It always seems to find its way Through the glass when light is near.