Kungligt rim

Kungligt rim (rhyme royal) är en strof bestående av sju jambiska pentameter med schema ababbcc^[1]. Den användes först av Geoffrey Chaucer i längre dikter^[2]. Kungligt rim var mycket populärt under 1500- och 1600-talet.

O Love, this morn when the sweet nightingale

Had so long finished all he had to say,

That thou hadst slept, and sleep had told his tale;

And midst a peaceful dream had stolen away

In fragrant dawning of the first of May,

Didst thou see aught? didst thou hear voices sing

Ere to the risen sun the bells ’gan ring?

(William Morris, The Earthly Paradise. May)^[3]