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Paradelle is a modern poetic form invented by Billy Collins as a parody of the villanelle. Paradelle has survived in the poetic world and is still known in the poetic community.
Paradelle is a challenge to write, but the experience of writing one is amazing.
Structure of the Paradelle
For the first three stanzas-
- the first two lines and the third and fourth line must be the same (a repeat)
- the fifth and sixth lines must contain all the words from the preceding four lines within the stanza and use them only once to form completely new lines.
The final stanza -
The six lines of the final stanza must contain every word from the first three stanzas and use only those words to form completely new lines and again must be used only once.
Winter Shadows in Paradelle form -
Snow white winter appears fast
Snow white winter appears fast
Shadows close footsteps of fall
Shadows close footsteps of fall
Footsteps of snow shadows fast
Fall close appears winter white
Eager to meet mother earth
Eager to meet mother earth
Snowflakes celebrate winter
Snowflakes celebrate winter
Eager to celebrate winter
Snowflakes meet mother earth
Cold white winter plunges
Cold white winter plunges
Earth into blankets of snow
Earth into blankets of snow
Into cold blankets of white snow
Winter plunges earth
Snow white footsteps of winter
Cold shadows appears fast
Snowflakes meet blankets mother earth
Eager to celebrate plunges into fall
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