A 7-line rhyming system which was introduced into English poetry in the 14th century and which became widely used, is known as what?
Rhyme, or rime, royal The stanza consists of seven lines, usually in iambic pentameter, rhyming ABABBCC. In the 15th and 16th centuries rhyme royal became a favoured narrative form in English poetry alongside the rhyming couplet. It is still used.
Which is a surname of a famous 16th century English scientist and statesman (and, in a later century, a famous British painter)?
