triolet

American  

[tree-uh-lay, 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

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Example Sentences

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triolet

But it is a truth that you can no more put into a play than into a triolet.

From George Bernard Shaw by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

Originally, the triolet was often used for serious sentiment.

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

Ballade and villanelle, rondeau and triolet, the names of these French forms were enough to set the key for a young craftsman's reverie.

From Oscar Wilde A Critical Study by Arthur Ransome

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 seems simple enough, and, for that matter, a certain kind of triolet can be written by the ream.

From Rhymes and Meters A Practical Manual for Versifiers by Horatio Winslow

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