paradelle

noun

paradelle

noun

Etymology Coined by Billy Collins circa 1997; believed to be from a blend of parody + villanelle.

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Communications, Journalism, Literature, Media, Poetry, Publishing, Writing A ridiculously restrictive poetic form consisting of four sestets that must repeat lines and reuse all previous words according to a fixed pattern.

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