tri·o·let (tr   -l t, tr -, tr -l )n. A poem or stanza of eight lines with a rhyme scheme abaaabab, in which the fourth and seventh lines are the same as the first, and the eighth line is the same as the second. [French, diminutive of trio, trio; see trio.] |
triolet [ˈtriːəʊˌlɛt]
n
(Literature / Poetry) a verse form of eight lines, having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh and the second line as the eighth, rhyming a b a a a b a b
[from French: a little trio]
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