Curtal Long Hymnal Quatrain or Stanza

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Curtal Long Hymnal Quatrain or Stanza is an American stanzaic variation of the English Long Hymnal Measure. It differs from the Curtal Quatrain in line length and rhyme.

The defining features of the Curtal Long Hymnal Quatrain or Stanza are:

1. stanzaic, written in any number of quatrains.
2. metered, L1-L3 is iambic tetrameter and L4 is iambic dimeter.
3. rhymed, abab, cdcd etc.

   Honey Seeded Whole Wheat Heaven by Judi Van Gorder
   
   Inhale the honey soaked whole wheat
   and seeded bread, chewy moist inside
   with nutty, crunchy crust and . . .eat.
   You'll think you died.