What is the specific rhyme scheme used in the nine-line 'Spenserian Stanza' of The Faerie Queene?
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Correct answer: ababbcbcc (three interlocked quatrains plus couplet)
The Spenserian stanza consists of eight lines of iambic pentameter followed by a final iambic hexameter. The rhyme scheme ababbcbcc creates an interlocking effect that drives the narrative forward.
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