quatrain

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkwɒt.ɹeɪn/

Noun

quatrain (plural quatrains)

1. A poem in four lines.
2. A stanza of four lines.

   Example:

   Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night,

   Has flung the Stone that puts the stars to flight:

   And Lo! the Hunter of the East has caught

   The Sultan's Turret in a Noose of light.

Synonyms

• (four-line stanza) tetrastich

Translations

• French: quatrain
• German: Quartett
• Italian: quartina
• Portuguese: quarteto, quadra
• Russian: четверости́шие
• Spanish: cuarteto

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