The Epigramme

The Epigramme is a brief couplet or quatrain. Epigrams are usually satiricaland witty and often express a comic turn of thought. The term epigram is derived from the Greek word epigramma, meaning "inscription,". The spirit of the epigram is in its terse and succinct form: much can be said with few words.

Stanzas : 1
Stanza Type : Couplet or Quattrain
Lines : 2 or 4
Accents : Varies
Syllables : Varies, but normally the same per line.
Rhyme : Varies, but is usually simple, such as

aabb

or

abab

etc.....

example : Quattrain rhyming aabb

Swans sing before they die--'twere no bad thing
Should certain people die before they sing!
What is an epigram? a dwarfish whole,
Its body brevity, and wit its soul.