triolet

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Noun
  • Recently reissued by original label Rough Trade Records, Songs to Remember epitomizes the group’s attempt to reconcile an art-school background, 1977-era punk ethics, and an obsession with chart pop into a musical statement as stately and cohesive as a book of sonnets.
    Alfred Soto, Pitchfork, 11 Apr. 2026
  • In the Village Voice, where the Consumer Guide became one of the fabled alt-weekly’s go-to features from the ’70s through the ’90s, Christgau wrote like a possessed fan who breathed insight, making every capsule sound like a psychedelic sonnet.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Kolomiec said a setting of a poem by Vasyl Stus felt particularly relevant.
    Flora Bigham, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Historians have dissected the poem since 1860 and compared it to Revere’s account of the ride in his own words and other historic evidence.
    Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • From the sixteenth to the nineteenth century, villanelle was simply the French term for an Italian country song, and during the Renaissance, poets often used the title for their work regardless of a poem’s specific structure.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Elongated and paved with bricks, the path is a closed form, a kind of physical villanelle that thwarts the experience of continuity or the feeling of finitude.
    Hamilton Cain, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2023
Noun
  • Holmes’ feed is a babbling stream of self-help epigrams, ankle-deep reflections and many, many photos of herself.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2025
  • That celebrated epigram is delivered by the character of Octave, who is the greatest creation of Renoir’s career—not least because he’s played by Renoir in a performance that’s essentially a self-portrait, even an onscreen self-creation.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
Noun
  • To say an elegy by heart/to zero our dying before birth.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The show, a sort of elegy for Gen X, opens with a flash-forward to July 16, 1999, the final hours of Carolyn and John.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • He was also known for his haikus and limericks, including some written to summarize ethics.
    Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2026
  • These can then be assembled to capture the ladder of logical complexity: patterns of patterns, such as limericks or subject-verb agreement.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Heat ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil in a large high-sided ovenproof skillet, rondeau, or medium Dutch oven over medium-high.
    Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The Eater line is a partnership between Heritage and the food site that launched last year, but six new pieces were added this year, including a mini sauté pan ($120) and a roomy six-quart rondeau pan ($180) that’s perfect for searing, pan roasting, and simmering.
    BYChris Morris, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • This year was the 48th race, and the theme was an ode to Route 66, which is turning 100 this year.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 18 Apr. 2026
  • The spa An ode to the Alhambra Palace, Spa Palmera brings the majesty and feel of the Moorish castle to Florida, thanks to an expansive 50,000-square-foot spa replete with arches, stone work, mosaic tiles, and a lush courtyard with a tranquil lap pool.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Triolet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triolet. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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