triolet

American  

[tree-uh-ley, trahy-uh-lit] / ˌtri əˈleɪ, ˈtraɪ ə lɪt /

noun

1. a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.

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triolet British  

/ ˈtriːəʊˌlɛt /

noun

1. a verse form of eight lines, having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh and the second line as the eighth, rhyming a b a a a b a b

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Etymology

Origin of triolet

1645–55; < French: literally, little trio

Example Sentences

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triolet

Once a neat refrain you get, Easy is the triolet.

From The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells

The triolet is really a diminutive form of the Rondeau, and was not originally distinguished by name.

From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Raymond MacDonald Alden

The triolet is a sort of rondel of eight lines only, repeating the first line at the fourth, and the first and second at the seventh and eighth.

From A Short History of French Literature by George Saintsbury

Mr Austin Dobson, who had already made successful use of the triolet, was at the head of this movement, and in May 1876 he published in The Prodigals the first original ballade written in English.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various

Deuce take it, Easy is the triolet, If you really learn to make it!

From The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells