how many stanzas are in the poem fire and ice
Fire and Ice (poem) It is written in a single 9-line stanza, which greatly narrows in the last two lines. The poem's meter is an irregular mix of iambic tetrameter and dimeter, and the rhyme scheme (which is A-B-A, A-B-C, B-C-B) suggests but departs from the rigorous pattern of terza rima.
Iambic pentameter As lines in iambic pentameter usually contain ten syllables, it is considered a form of decasyllabic verse.
A Hazy Shade of Winter The lyrics recall the transition from fall to winter, as suggested by the repetition of the final chorus of the song:
Marmion (poem) One of the most quoted excerpts from Scottish poetry[citation needed] is derived from Canto VI, XVII:[citation needed]