What is another word for Spenserian Stanza?
Pronunciation: [spɛnsˈi͡əɹɪən stˈanzə] (IPA) 
The Spenserian Stanza is a poetic form that was first introduced by the poet Edmund Spenser in his work "The Faerie Queene." This form consists of nine lines, where the first eight lines are written in iambic pentameter and the last line is written in iambic hexameter. The rhyme scheme of this stanza is ABABBCBCC. While this is a unique form that is often used in epic poems, there are some synonyms for the Spenserian Stanza. Some synonyms for this form include the Spenserian Sonnet and the Spenserian Verse. Both of these forms are similar to the Spenserian Stanza but have slightly different rules and rhyme schemes.
