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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>In [[poetry]] &#039;&#039;&#039;octosyllabic rhyming couplets&#039;&#039;&#039; consist of paired lines (couplets) of eight syllables each (octosyllabic) that rhyme with each other. It was the most common form of poetry during the late [[Middle Ages]] in [[France]], and was only ever put aside for [[heroic meter]] or else a song form.<br /> <br /> ==Example==<br /> <br /> From the fabliau &#039;&#039;Du boucher d&#039;Abbeville&#039;&#039; by [[Eustache d&#039;Amiens]].<br /> <br /> Segnour oies vne merueille&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conques noistes sa pareille&lt;br&gt;<br /> Que ie uoel dire et conter&lt;br&gt;<br /> Or metes cuer a lescouter&lt;br&gt;<br /> Parole qui nest entendue&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sachies quele est enfin perdue<br /> <br /> [[category:poetry]]</div>

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