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Definition of Rhyme royal
1. Noun. A stanza form having seven lines of iambic pentameter; introduced by Chaucer.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhyme Royal
Literary usage of Rhyme royal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of English Prosody from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day by George Saintsbury (1906)
"The Complaint unto Pity—Rhyme-royal — The Book of the Duchess—The Complaint of
Mars—The Parliament of Faults —The other Minors—Their lesson—-Troilus and ..."
2. English Grammar: The English Language in Its Elements and Forms ; with a by William Chauncey Fowler (1855)
"... The lowing herds wind slowly o'er the lea; The plowman homeward plods his
weary way, And leaves the world to darkness arid to me.—(JRAY. rhyme royal. ..."
3. The English Language in Its Elements and Forms: With a History of Its Origin by William Chauncey Fowler (1855)
"... The lowing herds wind slowly o'er tbe lea ; The plowman homeward plods his
weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me.—(!RAY. rhyme royal. ..."
4. The Fourteenth Century by Frederick John Snell (1899)
"The whole concludes with an envoy. The metre is varied with each new departure.
The Introduction is in " rhyme royal." Next we have a nine-lined stanza ..."
5. The Fourteenth Century by Frederick John Snell (1899)
"The whole concludes with an envoy. The metre is varied with each new departure.
The Introduction is in " rhyme royal." Next we have a nine-lined stanza ..."
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