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Virelay
Virelay Vir"e*lay, n. [F. virelai; virer to turn + lai a song,
a lay.]
An ancient French song, or short poem, wholly in two rhymes,
and composed in short lines, with a refrain.
Of such matter made he many lays, Songs, complains,
roundels, virelayes. --Chaucer.
To which a lady sung a virelay. --Dryden.
Note: ``The virelay admitted only two rhymes, and, after
employing one for some time, the poet was virer, or to
turn, to the other.' --Nares.
Meaning of Virelay from wikipedia
- List of
virelais by
Guillaume de
Machaut Harding,
Carol E. "Virelai (
Virelay)". In Mic****e M.
Sauer (ed.). The
Facts on File
Companion to
British Poetry...
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Poetic fixed forms that
feature refrains include the villanelle, the
virelay, and the sestina. In po****r music, the
refrain or
chorus may contrast...
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about a character, idea, or
other element of a story.
villain villanelle virelay virgule voice volta A turn or
switch that
emphasizes a
change in ideas...
- the Rose") Cent
Ballades d'Amant et de Dame,
Virelays,
Rondeaux (1402) ("One
Hundred Ballads,
Virelays, and
Rondeaus of
Lover and Lady") Le
Chemin de...
