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Rondel

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 fixed French form (13–15 lines) with two refrains, related to the rondeau, typically treating love or nature with musical repetition.

Detailed Definition
A rondel is a 13- or 14-line French verse form with two rhymes and a two-line refrain repeated from the opening, typically structured as ABba abAB abbaA(B); it emphasizes musical repetition and emotional nuance, favored by medieval troubadours and Victorian poets like Swinburne.
Example
Example in poetry:
Rondel: A 13-line poem with two refrains, as in Swinburne’s "The Roundel": "A year’s turn, and the spring again / With leaf and flower and song and rain..."
Additional Notes
Rondel: A 13- or 14-line French form with two rhymes and a two-line refrain repeated from the opening; similar to rondeau but with stricter line length and refrain placement.
Also Known As
Small round Rondel form Circle poem French round verse
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