A Kyrielle is a French form of rhyming poetry written in quatrains (a stanza consisting of 4 lines),
and each quatrain contains a repeating line or phrase as a refrain (usually appearing as the last
line of each stanza). Each line within the poem consists of only eight syllables. There is no limit
to the amount of stanzas a Kyrielle may have, but three is considered the accepted minimum.
Some popular rhyming schemes for a Kyrielle are: aabB, ccbB, ddbB, with B being the repeated
line, or abaB, cbcB, dbdB.
Mixing up the rhyme scheme is possible for an unusual pattern of: axaZ, bxbZ, cxcZ, dxdZ, etc.
with Z being the repeated line.
The rhyme pattern is completely up to the poet.
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There are poems I don't share at all.
Poems I deny and poems I don't recall.34 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 25 10:12 PM -
There are poems I don't share at all.
Poems I deny and poems I don't recall.34 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 25 10:12 PM -
I am sitting here gazing out at limnetic waters waiting for the sun to set and it is taking its time.9 lines, 8 comments, on May 25 1:42 PM
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Let the world be as it may. It turns the same day after day.40 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 21 10:43 AM
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On the screen looking at you My hairs not blind my eyes ardent blue39 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 5 2:47 AM

