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ballade décimaire

Form
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A poetic form similar to the ballade but with lines of ten syllables each instead of eight.

Detailed Definition
Ballade décimaire is a rare French fixed form consisting of three stanzas of ten lines each and a concluding envoy, typically written in decasyllabic lines with a strict rhyme scheme; it evolved from the medieval ballade tradition and emphasizes lyrical elegance and formal discipline.
Example
Example in poetry:
A ballade form with ten-line stanzas, décimaire style; Medieval French décimaire example; Poetic form merging ballade with ten-line stanza; A variation of French fixed form
Additional Notes
ballade décimaire is a variant of the ballade form where each of the three stanzas and the envoi (send-off) are composed of ten lines, rather than the more common eight or seven.
Also Known As
tenfold ballade ballade with ten lines décima variant ballade form of ten
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