This form, the Rondaful, was created by Dolly. I hope I've done it justice.

Rondaful created by Dollyâ??s Poem

Two stanzas and a couplet, syllable count: (10,10,10,4) (10,10, 10, 4) (8,8). Written in iambic pentameter. The first four syllables and the last four syllables in stanza one and two, are repeated in consecutive order in the final couplet.

It is best to write the final couplet first and then create your poem around this.

The rhyme scheme is indicated below.

x x x a x x x x x b
x x x x x x x x x c
x x x x x x x x x b
x x x x

x x x x x x x x x d,
x x x x x x x x x c
x x x x x x x x x d
x x x a

x x x a x x x x
x x x x x x x a

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