triolet

noun

tri·​o·​let ˈtrē-ə-lət  ˈtrī- 

: a poem or stanza of eight lines in which the first line is repeated as the fourth and seventh and the second line as the eighth with a rhyme scheme of ABaAabAB

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French, literally, clover leaf, clover, ultimately from Greek triphyllon, from tri- tri- + phyllon leaf — more at blade

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined above