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pantoum

Noun

Meaning

pantoum (plural pantoums)

English Wikipedia has an article on:pantoumWikipedia
A poem, similar to a villanelle, that comprises a series of quatrains, the second and fourth lines of each stanza repeated as the first and third lines of the next.

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Examples

A four-stanza pantoum is common (although more may be used), and in the final stanza, lines one and three from the first stanza can be repeated, or new lines can be written. Source: Internet

I'm currently matched up against in the round of 16. I hope you'll check out my epic acrostic using "truce" vs. her lyrical pantoum using "impaled" and cast a vote. Source: Internet

This month the poetry seven have been focused on writing a pantoum using the words certainties and flight. Source: Internet

Structure The pantoum is a form of poetry similar to a villanelle in that there are repeating lines throughout the poem. Source: Internet

There is also the imperfect pantoum, in which the final stanza differs from the form stated above, and the second and fourth lines may be different from any preceding lines. Source: Internet

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