This is a form of poetry that clearly shows French influence. It is believed to have become popular around the 1800s. It is composed of two three line stanzas, where the last line is the same in both stanzas. It begins with a couplet of eighty syllables, a third line. An example structure would be as followed:
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xxxxxxxB
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xxxxxxxB
“My Land”
Oh smooth land beneath tried my feet
With each step I feel your heartbeat
And I carry on for your sake
Oh tattered land, torn and corrupt
Your untimely end came abrupt
And I carry on for your sake
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