paradelle
paradelle · paradelles
A ridiculously restrictive poetic form consisting of four sestets that must repeat…A ridiculously restrictive poetic form consisting of four sestets that must repeat lines and reuse all previous words according to a fixed pattern.
Meaning
1 sensesA ridiculously restrictive poetic form consisting of four sestets that must repeat lines and reuse all previous words according to a fixed pattern.
Origin
Coined by Billy Collins circa 1997; believed to be from a blend of parody + villanelle.Coined by Billy Collins circa 1997; believed to be from a blend of parody + villanelle.
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Forms
plural: paradelles| Singular | paradelle |
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