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Rondeau Prime

Type:  

Structure, Metrical Requirement, Repetitive Requirement, Rhyme Scheme Requirement

 
Description: 

Two-part French form that is isosyllabic except for the shorter refrains. The refrain is the first part of the first line.

 
Origin: 

French

 
Schematic: 
(Ra)bbaabR abbaR

R = refrain and first part of first line.
 
Line/Poem Length: 

12

 
See Also:  

Romantic stanza, Rondeau, Roundel

 
Status: 

Incomplete

 

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