form has been called "Spenserian Stanza"since his day.Each stanza has nine lines,each of the first eight lines is in iambic pentameter form,and the ninth line is an iambic hexameter line.The rhythm scheme is abab bcbcc. 3.2 Prose in the Renaissance Period 1).Thomas More(1477-1535) Thomas More's Utopia Utopia is More's masterpiece,written in the form of a conversation between More and a returned sailor.The name"Utopia' comes from two Greek words meaning"no place".The whole work is divided into two books.Book I of "Utopia"is a picture of contemporary social conditions of England.The author severely criticizes English society and exposes social evils.Book II offers us a good picture ofan ideal society called Utopia in some unknownocean. In this society property is held in commonand there is no poverty. 2).John Lyly(1553-1600 A)Euphues Lyly was one of "the university wits".He wrote poetry,court comedies and prose romances.As a prose writer,he was famous for his prose romance Euphues. The work Euphues contains two parts.The first is entitled "Euphues or the Anatomy of Wit";the second part is called"Euphuesform has been called "Spenserian Stanza" since his day. Each stanza has nine lines, each of the first eight lines is in iambic pentameter form, and the ninth line is an iambic hexameter line. The rhythm scheme is abab bcbc c. 3.2 Prose in the Renaissance Period 1). Thomas More (1477-1535) Thomas More's Utopia Utopia is More's masterpiece, written in the form of a conversation between More and a returned sailor. The name "Utopia" comes from two Greek words meaning "no place". The whole work is divided into two books. Book I of "Utopia" is a picture of contemporary social conditions of England. The author severely criticizes English society and exposes social evils. BookⅡoffers us a good picture of an ideal society called Utopia in some unknown ocean. In this society property is held in common and there is no poverty. 2). John Lyly (1553-1606) A) Euphues Lyly was one of "the university wits". He wrote poetry, court comedies and prose romances. As a prose writer, he was famous for his prose romance Euphues. The work Euphues contains two parts. The first is entitled "Euphues or the Anatomy of Wit"; the second part is called "Euphues 5’ 5’