rondeau
9.9
A poem of 10 or 13 lines with two rhymes and the opening phrase repeated in later stanzas
- noun
- /rɒnˈdoʊ/
- Archaic
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rondeau
- Swinburne revised Villon's rondeau into his roundel in order to eschew the rondeau's irregularity and instead emphasize recurrence.
Examples
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The poet wrote a beautiful rondeau that captured the essence of love and nature.
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Swinburne revised Villon's rondeau into his roundel in order to eschew the rondeau's irregularity and instead emphasize recurrence.
Academic text (2017) -
In her latest collection, she included a rondeau that delighted readers with its rhythmic charm.
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The workshop focused on the structure of a rondeau, teaching participants how to create their own verses.
Synonyms
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9.9
A French poem that has 10 or 13 lines, two rhymes, and repeats the opening line later
means the same form and uses the same refrain but is a variant name
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Etymology
The word rondeau comes from the French rond meaning 'round', and the poetic form is like a small circle of lines where the first phrase returns as a refrain. So a poetic rondeau is a short poem that keeps coming back to its opening line.