rondeau
Two-rhyme poem
A rondeau is a French verse form with strict rules: typically fifteen lines divided into three stanzas, using only two rhymes throughout, with the opening words repeated as a refrain.
The form was popular in medieval and Renaissance poetry.
More loosely, rondeau refers to any of several related French fixed forms with refrains.
In music, a rondeau is a vocal or instrumental piece based on this poetic structure.
Abstain from acting
- quintetGroup of five
- quatrainFour-line poetic unit
- octaveEight-note interval
- envoiConcluding stanza of dedication
ballade · villanelle · chanson · stanza · couplet
Device that measures usage
- scansionAnalyzing verse rhythm patterns
- iambTwo-syllable metrical foot
- caesuraPause within a line
- footLeg's lowest part
pentameter · tetrameter · trimeter · anapest · dactyl · trochee · syllabic · enjambment
Having multiple melodic lines
- contrapuntalInterlocking independent melodies
- cantusEcclesiastical melodic line
- voiceSound from throat
- motetSacred polyphonic choral work
chanson · Renaissance · secular · vocal · tempus · tenor · melisma
Medieval Provençal lyric poet
- courtlyRefined and dignified
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- illuminatedMade visible by light
- minstrelTraveling performer of songs
Curved closed shape
- processionalCeremonial entrance music
- courtlyRefined and dignified
- pavaneMeasured ceremonial court dance
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
Western European republic
- ParisianOf France's capital
- FrancophoneFrench language user
- versificationComposing in meter
refrain
Abstain from acting
meter
Device that measures usage
foot · pentameter · tetrameter · trimeter · anapest · dactyl · trochee · syllabic · enjambment · cadence
polyphonic
Having multiple melodic lines
- contrapuntalInterlocking independent melodies
- cantusEcclesiastical melodic line
- voiceSound from throat
motet · chanson · Renaissance · secular · vocal · tempus · tenor · melisma
troubadour
Medieval Provençal lyric poet
- courtlyRefined and dignified
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- illuminatedMade visible by light
circle
Curved closed shape
- processionalCeremonial entrance music
- courtlyRefined and dignified
- pavaneMeasured ceremonial court dance
choreography · couples · measured · stately
France
Western European republic
- ParisianOf France's capital
- FrancophoneFrench language user
- versificationComposing in meter
rondeaufree verse
Poetry without fixed structure
prose poetry · experimental poetry · blank verse · prose · stream of consciousness
rondeauepic
Impressively grand in scope
epic poem · long poem · narrative poem · saga