rondel
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- noun
- /rɒnˈdɛl/
- Archaic
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rondel
- She composed a beautiful rondel that captured the essence of love and nature in just a few stanzas.
Examples
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During the poetry workshop, we learned how to create a rondel, following its specific rhyme and structure.
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You resemble a figure from the Della Robbia rondels, in your family's chapel at Santa Croce.
Fiction book (2001) -
The tag on Rondel is next to the memorial for a slain gang member with intimidating guys hanging around all day.
Blog text (3) -
If one were to read between the lines, this appears to be retaliation for this weekend's killing on 16th and Valencia (though the vigil is set up at Rondel), and likely other recent violence that seems unconnected.
Blog text (1) -
A lifter hovering over the field turned toward them and thrummed overhead, Vulcans hunting aimlessly, the dull green of the army rondels barely visible against the black of the hull.
Fiction book (1991) -
In his latest book, the poet included a rondel that showcases his mastery of rhythm and repetition.
Synonyms
A poem of 10 or 13 lines with two rhymes and the opening phrase repeated in later stanzas
A short medieval poem with repeated lines
An old short song or poem with a repeated part people sing together
How Long
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rondel comes from the French root rond meaning 'round', the same root as the English word round. A rondel is a short poem where the opening line comes back as a repeated line, so the name fits because the poem 'goes round' and returns to its first phrase.