This poem form uses a rhyme scheme and a lot of repetition - there are 19 lines in total: Five stanzas of three lines (tercets) with an ABA rhyme scheme
One stanza of four lines (quatrain) with an ABAA rhyme scheme

The first line of stanza 1 is repeated as the final line of stanza 2 and 4, and the third line of the final stanza.
The third line of stanza 1 is repeated as the final line of stanza 3 and 5, and the fourth line of the final stanza.

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