sicilian octave Archive

What is an Octave?

Definition of Octave Octave in poetry can be defined as, “An octave is a verse form consisting of eight lines of iambic pentameter (in English poetry) or  hendecasyllables (in case of Italian poetry)”. or “Any stanza in

What is Sicilian Octave?

Definition of Sicilian Octave The  Sicilian Octave can be defined as, “A verse or stanza form consisting of eight lines of eleven syllables each (known as hendecasyllable) with rhyming scheme abababab. The form is common in late