Italian: Lines Syllables per line Rhyme scheme Structure
14
10 (iambs)
abbaabba cdecde
1 octet (8 lines), 1 sestet (6lines)
Shakespearean: Lines Syllables per line Rhyme scheme Structure
14
10 syllables (10 iambs)
abab cdcd efef gg
3 quatrains (4 lines), 1 rhyming couplet (2 lines)
Spenserian
Three interlocked quatrains and a couplet
Rhyme scheme abab,bcbc,cdcd,ee