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triolet

/ˈtriːə(ʊ)lɛt/

triolet noun: an eight-line poem whose rhyme scheme is ABaAabAB and whose lines are in iambic tetrameter.

Noun

triolet (plural triolets)

  1. An eight-line poem whose rhyme scheme is ABaAabAB and whose lines are in iambic tetrameter.
    • The triolet, like the sestina and several other forms of French-derived poetry, is a form of rhyming poetry that has lines that repeat.2005, Connie Homan Weaver, Poetry a la Carte, Prufrock Press Inc., →ISBN, page 110

Forms of triolet

pluraltriolets

Origin of triolet

Borrowed from French triolet.

Words formed from triolet

Questions about triolet

What does triolet mean?
Triolet means an eight-line poem whose rhyme scheme is ABaAabAB and whose lines are in iambic tetrameter.
What part of speech is triolet?
Triolet is a noun.
How do you pronounce triolet?
Triolet is pronounced /ˈtriːə(ʊ)lɛt/.
What is the plural of triolet?
The plural of triolet is triolets.

Words near triolet in the dictionary

  1. triole
  2. trioleate
  3. trioleates
  4. triolein
  5. trioles
  6. triolet
  7. triolets
  8. Triolo
  9. triologies
  10. triology
  11. Triolos

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