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Kyrielle

Type:  

Structure, Metrical Requirement, Repetitive Requirement, Rhyme Scheme Requirement, Stanzaic

 
Description: 

Poem with an eight-syllable line, four line stanza ending with a refrain.

 
Schematic: 
Rhyme scheme can be:
aaaR bbbR cccR,
abaB cbcB dbdB, or
aabB ccbB ddbB.

Or even:
xxxR xxxR xxxR, etc.
 
Rhythm/Stanza Length: 

4

 
Examples: 

 
See Also:  

Double Refrain Kyrielle, Kyrielle Dialog, Kyrielle Hymn, Liturgics, Quatern, Quatrains, Retourne

 
Status: 

Incomplete

 

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