Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 8 AIL 0742 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Schemes Worth Knowing Cold
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The idea
Four schemes cover most of the exam: A B A B alternating, A B C B the ballad's, A A B B coupled, and A B B A enclosed. Recognising which of the four a quatrain uses identifies the stanza type and often the form above it.
In practice
Four schemes cover most items.
Where people slip
The quatrain's scheme names the form.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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