The ovillejo is a Spanish poetic form made popular by Miguel de Cervantes. It is a 10-line poem composed of 3 rhyming couplets and a final quatrain written in the form of a redondilla. In addition to rhyming, this form is also syllabic.
The first line of each couplet is 8 syllables long, while the second line is 3-4 syllables. The lines of the redondilla are 8 syllables each, with the final line composed of a repetition of lines 2, 4, and 6.
Here's what the poem looks like.
1 - x x x x x x x a
2 - x x x a
3 - x x x x x x x b
4 - x x x b
5 - x x x x x x x c
6 - x x x c
7 - x x x x x x x c
8 - x x x x x x x d
9 - x x x x x x x d
10 - line 2, line 4, line 6
You can read more about the ovillejo at Poetry Forms. You can read about the redondilla at Poetry Magnum Opus.
So, there's your challenge. I hope you'll join me this week in writing an ovillejo. Please share a link to your poem or the poem itself in the comments.
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