Octave (poetry)
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Octave (poetry)
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Watch out this web may not have factual information An octave is a verse form consisting of eight lines of iambic pentameter or of hendecasyllables. The most common rhyme scheme for an octave is ABBA ABBA. An octave is the first part of a Petrarchan sonnet, which ends with a contrasting sestet. In traditional Italian sonnets the octave always ends with a conclusion of one idea, giving way to another idea in the sestet. Some English sonnets break that rule, often to striking effect. In Milton's S
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2004-11-16T03:13:34Z
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