Introductory
post:
The rondelet
is French in origin, a short poem of a single septet (that is, 7 lines long), with only two rhymes, and one refrain, which
is repeated.
The pattern is AbAabbA, in which A
is the refrain, A rhymes with a, b with b. This means you'll use your same refrain 3 times, and only
have to rhyme twice. You can do that!
The lines (a & b) are twice as long as the refrain. in this case,
let's go with a
four-syllable refrain, and
eight-syllable lines to make it
easy.
An example, with pattern:
A Outside the gate, (refrain)
b Away, the notice is sending -
A Outside the gate, (refrain)
a Come clopping hooves in dusty
state,
b Long-planned journey thus is
ending,
b Here arrives an old befriending,
A Outside the gate. (refrain)
