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Scholars have observed that the rondel is a relatively fluid construction, not always adhering to strict formal definitions. J.M. Cocking wrote that "the reader who comes across a poem bearing the title rondel by Banville, Rollinat, Dobson or Bridges and is curious enough to look for a definition of this form is likely to be more confused than enlightened."
A roundel (not to be confused with the rondel) is a form of verse used in English language poetry devised by Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837–1909). It is the Anglo-Norman form corresponding to the French rondeau. It makes use of refrains, repeated according to a certain stylized pattern.
The rondelet is a brief French form of poetry. It contains a single septet, refrain, a strict rhyme scheme and a distinct meter pattern. [1] Rondelet is the diminutive of rondel, a similar, longer verse form. This is the basic structure: Line 1: A—four syllables; Line 2: b—eight syllables; Line 3: A—repeat of line one
Behold, the history and fun facts behind everyone's favorite festive poem, along with all of the words to read aloud to your family this Christmas. Related: 50 Best 'Nightmare Before Christmas' Quotes
Each of Giraud's poems is a rondel, a form he admired in the work of the Parnassians, especially of Théodore de Banville. [6] ( It is a "bergamask" rondel, not only because the jagged progress of the poems recalls the eponymous rustic dance, but also because 19th-century admirers of the Commedia dell'Arte characters [or "masks"] often associated them with the Italian town of Bergamo, [7] from ...
Poema rondelurilor is the title of a 1927 collection of rondel cycles by the Romanian poet Alexandru Macedonski. [1] It contains the following rondels divided into the following cycles: Rondelurile pribege. Rondelul lucrurilor; Rondelul oraşului mic; Rondelul de aur; Rondelul lunii; Rondelul crinilor; Rondelul ţiganilor; Rondelul ...
Alexander Scott (Scots: Sanderris Scott: 1520? – 1582/1583) was a Scottish Court poet. [1] He is believed to have spent most of his time in or near Edinburgh.Thirty-six short poems are attributed to him, including Ane New Yeir Gift to Quene Mary, [2] The Rondel of Love, and a satire, Justing at the Drum.
Structural plan of 14th century rondel/rondeau forms. The older French rondeau or rondel as a song form between the 13th and mid-15th century begins with a full statement of its refrain, which consists of two halves. This is followed first by a section of non-refrain material that mirrors the metrical structure and rhyme of the refrain's first ...