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What (who) is roundelay - definition
FENCH FORM OF POETRY
Roundelay; Rondelet rice; Roundelays; Rondelets; Roundeley; Roundelay (Beckett)
roundelay
['ra?nd?le?]
¦ noun literary
1. a short simple song with a refrain.
2. a circle dance.
Origin
ME: from OFr. rondelet, from rondel (see rondel).
Rondelet
The rondelet is a brief French form of poetry. It contains a refrain, a strict rhyme scheme and a distinct meter pattern.
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Rondelet
The rondelet is a brief French form of poetry. It contains a refrain, a strict rhyme scheme and a distinct meter pattern.
The roundelay is a 24 line poem written in trochaic tetrameter. What they have in common is that they both only use two rhyme sounds, and make use of refrains.
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
- Line 4: a—eight syllables
- Line 5: b—eight syllables
- Line 6: b—eight syllables
- Line 7: A—repeat of line one
The refrained lines should contain the same words, however substitution or different use of punctuation on the lines has been common.
Examples of use of roundelay
1. One way of ducking out of this giddy roundelay is to opt for what fashion editors call classic looks, ones that promise to look dignified beyond next week.
2. When it was released in May, industry pundits said the film –– featuring a large cast and a roundelay plot concerning racism and prejudice –– couldn‘t compete against the summer blockbusters then coming out.