Which description correctly defines the Sapphic form?
a musical poem that uses an abcb rhyme scheme and has a clear narrative
a free verse poem that includes no sound structure
a narrative poem that includes iambic pentameter and a simple rhyme scheme
a short, reflective poem that includes quatrains with three hendecasyllabic lines followed by a closing Adonic line
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The Sapphic stanza, named after Sappho, is an Aeolic verse formspanning four lines (originally three: in the poetry of Sappho and Alcaeus, there is no line-end before the final Adonean).
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a short, reflective poem that includes quatrains with three hendecasyllabic lines followed by a closing Adonic line
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