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Rondeau Redouble

A French form
consisting of four quatrains
and one quintaine
Each line of the first quatraine becomes a refrain
The first phrase of the opening quatrain
becomes a short closing line


Rhyme Pattern
A_B
c
b
c

c
b
c
B

B
c
b
C

c
b
c
B.

c
b
c
A

Example

I must confess my love for thee.
It is no sin I must atone
Although thou chooseth not to see.
I have no choice it must be done.

It is no sin I must atone.
It seemeth natural to me
We could bid loneliness be gone.
I must confess my love for thee.

Although thou chooseth not to see
for reasons known to thee alone
Although thou carest not for me.
I have no choice it must be done.

I have no choice it must be done.
I will continue stubbornly
I would that thou shouldst be my own
I must confess my love for thee.

I pray each night that thou wilt see.
That thou would never be alone
How gladly I would cherish thee
and share with thee all that I own.
I must confess.

Saturday, 14 November 2009
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Helena

Banora Point, N.S.W., Australia

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Created Nov 27, 2009