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Quatrain

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A four-line rhyming poem may be referred to as a quatrain. Rhyme schemes may vary, though the most common rhyme schemes might be ABBA or ABAB.

A quatrain can also be a four-line stanza in a longer poem. This tag will only label stand-alone quatrains.

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  1. Poetic Form in African American Poetry Amardeep Singh

Contents of this tag:

  1. Lucian B. Watkins, "Frederick Douglass-Orator" (1917)
  2. Charles Bertram Johnson, "Race Dreams" (1920)
  3. Charles Bertram Johnson, "Mocking Bird" (1923)
  4. Gwendolyn B. Bennett, "Quatrain" (1923)
  5. Lewis Alexander, "Quatrains" (1927)
  6. Georgia Douglas Johnson, "Treasure" (1922)