Triolet¶
triolet · form · validated
Eight lines on two rhymes in which the first line returns as the fourth and seventh and the second as the eighth.
Provenance¶
- Source: Traditional; French fixed form of the 13th century
- Attribution:
traditional— classical or folk; no single origin to name - Checkability:
self— decidable from the text and its parameters alone - Attested:
codified— formulated as a rule by a tradition rather than declared by an author
Details¶
- Kind: restrictive
- Languages: en, fr
- Requires:
tokens,phonemes - Deterministic: yes
- In other languages: Triolett (de), Triolet (fr)
Prompt hint¶
Write eight lines on two rhymes, repeating the first line twice and the second once.
Parameters¶
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
unknown_rhyme |
string | undecidable |
What a line ending absent from the pronouncing dictionary means: leave the pair unscored (undecidable), let it satisfy the scheme (free), or fail it (strict). |
Examples¶
with-refrains¶
en — this text satisfies the procedure.
the cat can see the moon above the tree
the dog will run across the field today
a bird can fly around the house at three
the cat can see the moon above the tree
the cat can see the moon above the tree
the sun will set behind the hill in may
the cat can see the moon above the tree
the dog will run across the field today
Source: constructed example; the refrains are the same line repeated
refrain-broken¶
en — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
the cat can see the moon above the tree
the dog will run across the field today
a bird can fly around the house at three
the sun will set behind the hill in may
the cat can see the moon above the tree
the sun will set behind the hill in may
the cat can see the moon above the tree
the dog will run across the field today
Source: constructed counterexample
mit-refrains¶
de — this text satisfies the procedure.
der Wandrer zieht durch jenes weite Land
der Wind bewegt die Blätter in der Nacht
das Feuer brennt und wärmt die kalte Hand
der Wandrer zieht durch jenes weite Land
der Wandrer zieht durch jenes weite Land
der Regen fällt und niemand hat gelacht
der Wandrer zieht durch jenes weite Land
der Wind bewegt die Blätter in der Nacht
Source: constructed example; the refrains are the same line repeated
avec-refrains¶
fr — this text satisfies the procedure.
Le vent emporte notre amour
Il ne reviendra plus jamais
Le silence dure toujours
Le vent emporte notre amour
Les feuilles tombent alentour
Le brouillard cache le palais
Le vent emporte notre amour
Il ne reviendra plus jamais
Source: constructed example; the refrains are the same line repeated
refrain-rompu¶
fr — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
Le vent emporte notre amour
Il ne reviendra plus jamais
Le silence dure toujours
Le vent emporte notre amour
Les feuilles tombent alentour
Le brouillard cache le palais
Le froid emporte notre amour
Il ne reviendra plus jamais
Source: constructed counterexample
triolet-ranchin¶
fr — this text satisfies the procedure.
Le premier jour du mois de mai
Fut le plus heureux de ma vie :
Le beau dessein que je formai,
Le premier jour du mois de mai !
Je vous vis et je vous aimai.
Si ce dessein vous plut, Sylvie,
Le premier jour du mois de mai
Fut le plus heureux de ma vie.
Parameters: unknown_rhyme='free'
Source: Jacques Ranchin, triolet 'Le premier jour du mois de mai' (c. 1690, 'le roi des triolets'); quoted in 19th-c. French treatises on versification, text via cosmovisions.com — no first-edition citation pinned