A ten-line Spanish stanza form, also called the espinela after its 16th-century codifier Vicente Espinel, rhymed in a fixed pattern and widely used across the Spanish-speaking world for both literary verse and improvised oral performance, including Latin American and Caribbean folk song traditions.
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Place of OriginSpain, 16th century, codified by Vicente Espinel; later spread throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. 1 StructureTen octosyllabic lines rhymed abbaaccddc. 1 Notable ExampleThe Cuban and Puerto Rican decima repentista (improvised) song traditions. 1 Connections
Form Of Genre
Source The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics
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1. The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics
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