HubHip: Arts: Literature: Poetry: Forms: Fixed Verse Forms: Kyrielle (0)

DescriptionA French form of the early Renaissance named after the "Kyrie Elieson" of the Catholic mass. It consists of tetrameter couplets usually joined into quatrains, with the last line (or a portion of the last line) of the first quatrain repeated as a refrain. Thus the rhyme scheme would be: aabB ccbB ddbB, etc. There are, however, numerous variations, such as abaB cbcB, etc., or acaB adaB, etc. This is a form often used for writing hymns.

Kyrielle

DescriptionA French form of the early Renaissance named after the "Kyrie Elieson" of the Catholic mass. It consists of tetrameter couplets usually joined into quatrains, with the last line (or a portion of the last line) of the first quatrain repeated as a refrain. Thus the rhyme scheme would be: aabB ccbB ddbB, etc. There are, however, numerous variations, such as abaB cbcB, etc., or acaB adaB, etc. This is a form often used for writing hymns.

Kyrielle (Site) - A description of the form with examples by Suzanne Honour.
Kyrielle (Site) - A definition and description of the form with an example by John Payne. From a class taught by Alberto Rios.
Kyrielle: Form and Variations (Site) - Descriptions of a variety of Kyrielle forms with examples and access to a poetry forum.
The Kyrielle (Site) - A definition and description with a number of examples. From the Pun (Poetry UK Newsletter) Workshops.

Last update: 2008-05-05 11:47:04 Kyrielle | Copyright 2008 HubHip.com