Definition of rondeau in English:

rondeau

nounPlural rondeaux ˈrɒndəʊˈrɑndoʊ

A poem of ten or thirteen lines with only two rhymes throughout and with the opening words used twice as a refrain.
（10或13行的）两韵叠句短诗；回旋体诗
Example sentencesExamples
- Their fourth exercise/poem was their choice of a form using repetition or refrain: a villanelle, rondeaux, traditional ghazal, glosa, sestina or pantoum.
- It may be that the most difficult poetic form isn't the sestina or the rondeau redoublé but a modernist, free-verse form commonly known as the ‘skinny’ poem: three-, two-, and often one-word lines expose the poet's every gesture.
- The refrain of his rondeau is ‘drop the saxophone, Danton, and get on with the show.’

Origin

Early 16th century: French, later form of rondel (see rondel).

Rhymes

condo, rondo, secondo, tondo

Definition of rondeau in US English:

rondeau

nounˈrɑndoʊˈrändō

A thirteen-line poem, divided into three stanzas of 5, 3, and 5 lines, with only two rhymes throughout and with the opening words of the first line used as a refrain at the end of the second and third stanzas.
Example sentencesExamples
- Their fourth exercise/poem was their choice of a form using repetition or refrain: a villanelle, rondeaux, traditional ghazal, glosa, sestina or pantoum.
- It may be that the most difficult poetic form isn't the sestina or the rondeau redoublé but a modernist, free-verse form commonly known as the ‘skinny’ poem: three-, two-, and often one-word lines expose the poet's every gesture.
- The refrain of his rondeau is ‘drop the saxophone, Danton, and get on with the show.’

Origin

Early 16th century: French, later form of rondel (see rondel).

单词	rondeau
释义	Definition of rondeau in English: rondeau nounPlural rondeaux ˈrɒndəʊˈrɑndoʊ A poem of ten or thirteen lines with only two rhymes throughout and with the opening words used twice as a refrain. （10或13行的）两韵叠句短诗；回旋体诗 Example sentencesExamples Their fourth exercise/poem was their choice of a form using repetition or refrain: a villanelle, rondeaux, traditional ghazal, glosa, sestina or pantoum. It may be that the most difficult poetic form isn't the sestina or the rondeau redoublé but a modernist, free-verse form commonly known as the ‘skinny’ poem: three-, two-, and often one-word lines expose the poet's every gesture. The refrain of his rondeau is ‘drop the saxophone, Danton, and get on with the show.’ Origin Early 16th century: French, later form of rondel (see rondel). Rhymes condo, rondo, secondo, tondo Definition of rondeau in US English: rondeau nounˈrɑndoʊˈrändō A thirteen-line poem, divided into three stanzas of 5, 3, and 5 lines, with only two rhymes throughout and with the opening words of the first line used as a refrain at the end of the second and third stanzas. Example sentencesExamples Their fourth exercise/poem was their choice of a form using repetition or refrain: a villanelle, rondeaux, traditional ghazal, glosa, sestina or pantoum. It may be that the most difficult poetic form isn't the sestina or the rondeau redoublé but a modernist, free-verse form commonly known as the ‘skinny’ poem: three-, two-, and often one-word lines expose the poet's every gesture. The refrain of his rondeau is ‘drop the saxophone, Danton, and get on with the show.’ Origin Early 16th century: French, later form of rondel (see rondel).
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