A poem or stanza of eight lines in which the first line is repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line as the eighth, with a rhyme scheme of ABaAabAB, , as in Adelaide Crapsey's " Song." Sidelight: The capital letters in the rhyme scheme indicate the repetition of identical lines. (Compare Rondeau, Rondel, Rondelet, Roundel, Villanelle)

"The Triolet ("triplet"), a French verse form, is a poem or a stanza of eight lines that include two rhymes and two refrains. One rfrain is the repetition of the first line at the fourth line and the seventh line. -- http://www.baymoon.com/~ariadne/form/triolet.htm a - Rhymes with 1st line. A - Identical to 1st line. a - Rhymes with 1st line. b - Rhymes with 2nd line. A - Identical to 1st line. B - Identical to 2nd line.

An eight line stanza, of French origin, where the first two lines are repeated as the last two lines and where the first line is also repeated as the fourth line. The triolet features two rhymes only.