Sapphic

The Sapphic stanza, attributed to the ancient Greek poet Sappho, consists of four lines: the first three with eleven syllables and the fourth with five.

Example

Evening Star

Softly descending over quiet waters,
pale in beauty, shimmering in the stillness,
you outshine all others in the silent heavens—
gentle and glowing.
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