Terzanelle

A terzanelle is a poetic form combining aspects of the villanelle and the terza rima.[1][2] It is nineteen lines total, with five triplets and a concluding quatrain. The middle line of each triplet stanza is repeated as the third line of the following stanza, and the first and third lines of the initial stanza are the second and final lines of the concluding quatrain; thus, seven of the lines are repeated in the poem. The rhyme scheme and stanzaic structure are as follows (a capitalized letter indicates a line repeated verbatim):

A¹BA²

bCB

cDC

dED

eFE

fA¹FA²

Or, for the alternate (couplet) ending, the final stanza is:

fFA¹A²

Notable examples

Terzanelle in Thunderweather by Lewis Turco, with a further explanation of the form

gollark: I sent an email to my MP complaining about their latest anti-privacy insanity (them complaining about Facebook end-to-end encryption), got a generic email acknowledging it and saying it's been passed on, and then a week later got back a *letter* from some other governmental person which did not actually remotely address any of what I wrote other than being about the same topic.

gollark: Almost certainly.

gollark: Er, Investigatory Powers *Act*.

gollark: And finally (not finally, but I can't think of more right now) the Investigatory Powers Bill.

gollark: Also, the (postponed until the end of time right now, IIRC) adult content age verification thing.

References

Drury, John (2006). The poetry dictionary. Writer's Digest. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-58297-329-6.
Eliopulos, Tina D.; Moffett, Todd Scott (2005). The Everything Writing Poetry Book: A Practical Guide To Style, Structure, Form, And Expression. Everything. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-59337-322-1.

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[1] Drury, John (2006). The poetry dictionary. Writer's Digest. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-58297-329-6.

[2] Eliopulos, Tina D.; Moffett, Todd Scott (2005). The Everything Writing Poetry Book: A Practical Guide To Style, Structure, Form, And Expression. Everything. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-59337-322-1.