Getting a Little Fancy: Fancy Tip

 

 

What's more fancy than French?

They do begin with the same letter.

I don't know much of the language, but I do know something neat about the culture: a piece of their poetry..

Rondelet.

Rondelet means round, and its a quaint poem that I think could be bragged about if people know how to do it right.

I'm going to show you one of my rondelets so you can get an idea of how to do it, which I will explain in more detail a bit later.

 

Here is my Rondelet:

 

She lacks in grace

As she dabs along misty eyes

She lacks in grace

Make-up and laces lost her face

Relied on Television lies

Plastic mask one of the first buys

She lacks in grace

The Rondelet has seven lines altogether. The repeating lines, 'She lacks in grace' are called refrains. The refrain is a constant thought throughout the poem that hits the point home and ties all the information together in the other lines. The refrains are 4 syllables and repeat three times in the poem, in the first line, third line, and the last line, which is the seventh line.

  

All the other, non-repeating lines, are 8 syllables long.

You have to follow the rhyme scheme for it to be authentic though. Just look at the rhymes (purple and blue-colored) at the end of each line, and see if you can find the pattern. Enjoy!

 

 

Rondelet Rules Shown:

 

She (1 syllable) lacks (1) in (1) grace (1)= 4 syllables

 

As (1) she (1) dabs (1) along (2) misty (2) eyes (1)= 8 syllables

 

She lacks in grace= repeating line, 4 syllables

 

Make-up (2) and (1) laces (2) lost (1) her (1) face (1)= Another 8 syllables

 

Relied (2) on (1) Television (4) lies (1)=Another 8 syllables

 
Plastic (2) mask (1) one (1) of (1) the (1) first (1) buys (1)

 

She lacks in grace=repeating line, 4 syllable