Drottkvaett

The Drottkvaett Stanza consists of eight lines of six syllables each. Three syllables of each line are stressed, though the only rule governing the order of these is that the last two syllables must form a trochee (a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable).

Aliteration ties lines into groups of two. The first line of each group of two should have an aliteration in it and the following line should begin with a word to match the aliteration.

There must also be one case of assonance in each line. Odd numbered lines should contain a weak assonance between two of its syllables and even numbered lines should contain a strong assonance.