Rondeau--week of 7-10-2020 (Being a French form, the meter is accentual syllabic. ( ( however, in this is meter optional--aim for smooth flow....so due to my lack of skill in meter, this is modified to the precise French form)
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Rondeau
The rondeau is a syllabic French poem of three verses: a quintet, quatrain, and sestet. The lines are in two lengths, the main length and the refrain. The refrain is the first few words of the first line.

Rules
1. The form is created from three stanzas. A quintet (5lines), a quatrain (4 lines) and a sestet (6 lines).
2. The first half of the first line in the quintet forms a refrain line. This refrain is used for lines 9 and 15.
3. The quintet has a rhyme scheme of
b-b-c-c-b.
4. The quatrain has a rhyme scheme of
b-b-c-A, where A is the refrain drawn from the first half of the first line of the poem.
5. The sestet is rhymed b-b-c-c-b-A, where A is again the refrain line.6. Being a French form the meter is accentual syllabic. (meter optional--aim for smooth flow)
The refrain line is usually 4 syllables or two verse feet.

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