Associations to the word «Spenserian»

Wiktionary

SPENSERIAN, adjective. Of or pertaining to Edmund Spenser (c.1552–1599), English poet, or his works.
SPENSERIAN, noun. One of a group of poets who imitated Spenser.
SPENSERIAN SONNET, noun. A sonnet comprising of three quatrains with the latter rhyme part being carried over from one quatrain to the next, and a concluding couplet, therefore comprising a rhyme scheme of abab bcbc cdcd ee.
SPENSERIAN SONNETS, noun. Plural of Spenserian sonnet

Wise words

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
Charles de Gaulle