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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 .
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."
Algernon Charles Swinburne (5 April 1837 – 10 April 1909) was an English poet, playwright, novelist and critic. He wrote many plays - all tragedies - and collections of poetry such as Poems and Ballads, and contributed to the Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica.
"Roundel: The little eyes that never knew Light" is a song with piano accompaniment written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1897. The words are from the fourth roundel of a poem A Baby's Death written by A. C. Swinburne and originally published in the book A Century of Roundels.
Rondel (dagger) or roundel, type of medieval dagger; Rondel (armour), a circular piece of steel, as part of an armour harness, that normally protects a vulnerable point; Rondel (gaming) Rondel (poem), short poem of 14 lines; Rondel enclosure, type of prehistoric enclosure found in continental Europe
Rondel (or roundel): a poem of 11 to 14 lines consisting of 2 rhymes and the repetition of the first 2 lines in the middle of the poem and at its end. Sonnet: a poem of 14 lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes; in English, they typically have 10 syllables per line. Caudate sonnet; Crown of sonnets (aka sonnet redoublé) Curtal sonnet
The poem is written in the fourth Asclepiadean metre, and is of uncertain date; not after 23 BC. [1] Summary ... Cf. Dobson's roundel: "You shun me, Chloe, ...
"Roundel: The little eyes that never knew Light" song: voice and piano, composed 1887, unpub. — A. C. Swinburne: MS 1897 "Grete Malverne on a Rocke" part-song: Christmas carol SATB unacc., pub. 1909 as Lo, Christ the Lord is born — trad. [95] Christmas Card 1898 "The Holly and the Ivy" arrangement: Christmas carol, chorus and orchestra ...