quatrain

type of stanza, or a complete poem, consisting of four lines
Thing poetic_form Q570948
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quatrain

Summary

quatrain is a poetic form[1]. quatrain ranks in the top 6% of poetic_form entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,588 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • quatrain's instance of is recorded as poetic form[3].
  • quatrain's instance of is recorded as classification scheme[4].
  • quatrain's instance of is recorded as genre[5].
  • quatrain followed tercet[6].
  • quatrain was followed by cinquain[7].
  • quatrain is a type of poem[8].
  • quatrain is a type of stanza[9].
  • quatrain is a type of group of 4[10].
  • quatrain is part of poetry[11].
  • quatrain's Commons category is recorded as Quatrain poetry[12].
  • quatrain's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13].
  • quatrain's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • quatrain's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[15].
  • quatrain's has part is recorded as verse[16].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include poetic form[3], classification scheme[4], and genre[5]. Recorded subclass of include poem[8], stanza[9], and group of 4[10].

Use and Application

quatrain is part of poetry[11].

Why It Matters

quatrain ranks in the top 6% of poetic_form entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,588 views/month).[2] quatrain has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] quatrain is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Kareyac · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q124737664]]"
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