a quatrain in iambic tetrameter with a rhyme scheme of abba. The form was named for the pattern used by Alfred, Lord Tennyson in his poem In Memoriam, which, following an 11-stanza introduction, begins I held it truth, with him who sings To one clear harp in divers tones, That men may rise on stepping-stones Of their dead selves to higher things.
IN MEMORIAM STANZA
Meaning of IN MEMORIAM STANZA in English
Britannica English vocabulary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012