Difference between Rondeau and Rondel

What is the difference between Rondeau and Rondel?

Rondeau as a noun is a fixed form of verse based on two rhyme sounds and consisting usually of 13 lines in three stanzas with the opening words of the first line of the first stanza used as an independent refrain after the second and third stanzas. while Rondel as a noun is a metric form of verse using two rhymes, usually fourteen 8- to 10-syllable lines in three stanzas, with the first lines of the first stanza returning as refrain of the next two

Rondeau

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A fixed form of verse based on two rhyme sounds and consisting usually of 13 lines in three stanzas with the opening words of the first line of the first stanza used as an independent refrain after the second and third stanzas. A monophonic song with a 2-part refrain.

Rondel

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A metric form of verse using two rhymes, usually fourteen 8- to 10-syllable lines in three stanzas, with the first lines of the first stanza returning as refrain of the next twoA poem in the above formThe verse form rondeauA poem in the above rondeau formA rondelle, (small) circular object

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