Quatrain

//ˈkwɒt.ɹeɪn// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A poem in four lines.
  2. 2
    a stanza of four lines wordnet
  3. 3
    A stanza of four lines.

    "Example:"

Synonyms

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tetrastichantistrophebookburdencantochorus

Example

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"Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night,"

Etymology

Borrowed from French quatrain.

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