virelai
Definitions
A medieval poetic form consisting of two or more three line units in each stanza, with the rhyme scheme AABAAB.
Equivalents
Françaisvirelai
Examples
“Now making layes of loue and louers paine, / Bransles, Ballads, virelayes, and verses vaine [...].”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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