rondel

/'rɔndou/ Cách viết khác : (rondel) /'rɔndl/

Thân thiện

A poet carefully writes a rondel in a notebook.

Definition

Noun: 1. A fixed verse form of French origin: A rondel is a short poem, typically consisting of 13 (or sometimes 10) lines. It uses only two rhymes throughout its structure. Its defining feature is the repetition of the opening line or phrase as a refrain, which appears at the end of the second stanza and again at the end of the poem.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The poet composed a beautiful rondel using the rhyme scheme ABba abAB abbaA (where capital letters indicate the repeated refrain lines).
  • Studying the rondel helps one understand the importance of repetition and structure in medieval French poetry.
  • Her latest work is a rondel that explores themes of love and loss.

Advanced Usage

• The rondel is part of a family of French fixed-form poems, closely related to the rondeau and the roundel. The key distinction of the rondel is its specific pattern of repeating the initial refrain.
• In literary analysis, one might discuss how the rondel's strict form creates a musical or incantatory effect through its deliberate repetitions.

Variants and Related Words

• Roundel (n): A closely related form of short poem, often used interchangeably with "rondel" in some contexts, though technical definitions may differ slightly.
• Rondeau (n): Another French fixed-form poem, typically 15 lines with a shorter refrain.

Synonyms

• Fixed-form poem
• Lyric poem (in a specific, technical sense)

Related Idioms or Phrases

Học thuật

Noun

1. a French verse form of 10 or 13 lines running on two rhymes; the opening phrase is repeated as the refrain of the second and third stanzas

Từ đồng nghĩa

• rondeau