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Pantoum	A French verse form of four quatrains that repeats entire lines in a strict pattern, 1234, 2546, 5768, 7183. E.g., 1 My iambs walk the line 2 Trochees cannot salute, 3 As anapests decline 4 And dactyls follow suit. 2 Trochees cannot salute, 5 Delaying this pantoum, 4 And dactyls follow suit, 6 Eschew a pyrrhic tune 5 Delaying this pantoum. 7 Never mind sestinas, 6 Eschew a pyrrhic tune, 8 Amazing terza rimas! 7 Never mind sestinas! 1 My iambs walk the line, 8 Amazing terza rimas 3 As anapests decline.

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