paradelle

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Coined by Billy Collins circa 1997; believed to be from a blend of parody +‎ villanelle.

Noun[edit]

paradelle (plural paradelles)

  1. (poetry) A ridiculously restrictive poetic form consisting of four sestets that must repeat lines and reuse all previous words according to a fixed pattern.
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