Is there a name for a poem with rhyme scheme ABABCB?
I have just started writing a new poem, and I am thinking about rhyme schemes. The one that jumps out to me looking at the few lines I have already written is: ABABCB CDCDED... (in dactylic dimeter, if that matters).
I would like to know if poems with this rhyme scheme have a name. I would also appreciate links to resources where I might find answers to similar questions myself in future (i.e. a list of rhyme schemes and their names) and/or any examples of similar poems.
Thank you!
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Terza rima
In poetry this form is known as terza rima, and also called "tercet form" or "three-line stanza form," which typically goes ABABCB, CDCDED, ...
You can see a very famous example of terza rima in Dante's Divine Comedy, and in fact many claim the form was invented by him.
Here's another example from "Acquainted With The Night" by Robert Frost:
I have been one acquainted with the night. (A)
I have walked out in rain—and back in rain. (B)
I have outwalked the furthest city light. (A)
I have looked down the saddest city lane. (B)
I have passed by the watchman on his beat (C)
And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain. (B)
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As an aside, in songwriting lingo, ABABCB is known as "standard form" or "verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus." (Source)
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