Note (return) — INTRODUCTION

In the nineteenth century it was restored to favor by the romanticists.41 Good examples are: Espronceda, El templario; Avellaneda, Las siete palabras; and Zorrilla, Á un torreón (part). Some writers used it even in the drama (cf. Gil y Zárate, Guzmán el bueno). The modern arte mayor verse is written in 12-syllable lines, usually with regular ternary movement. Thus: