Meaning & use
Laisse
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A stanza of varying length in an Old French epic poem, unified by a single assonance or rhyme.
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Each laisse of the Song of Roland builds tension through repeated, echoing sounds.
Scholars study how the length of a laisse affects the pacing of medieval French verse.
A note on using this word
The term is closely associated with the chanson de geste, a genre of medieval French narrative poetry celebrating heroic deeds.
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