redondilla

/ˌrɛdɔnˈdijɑ/

Other forms: redondillas

Redondilla, four-line poem with
eight neat syllables for each line
I have done my best, here is mine
will you show me yours now, wordsmith?

The syllable count for a redondilla can vary, sometimes being four or six beats per line instead of eight. A redondilla is often written so that the first beat of each line is stressed, and the next unstressed, with that pattern repeating across the whole line. This type of pattern is called trochaic meter. Often, the first and the last lines rhyme with each other, and the middle two rhyme with each other. Its name means "little round."

Definitions of redondilla

1. noun

   a type of Spanish poem with four lines, often of eight syllables each, usually with a specific meter and rhyme scheme