Word of the Day 01/08/23 Pantoum
Pantoum (noun)
pantoum [ pan-toom ]
noun
1. a Malay verse form consisting of an indefinite number of quatrains with the second and fourth lines of each quatrain repeated as the first and third lines of the following one.
Also pantun.
ORIGIN: 1880–85; < French, erroneous spelling for pantoun < Malay pantun
HOW TO USE PANTOUM IN A SENTENCE
The pantoum is of Eastern origin, but it came into English through the French.
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pantoum [ pan-toom ]
noun
1. a Malay verse form consisting of an indefinite number of quatrains with the second and fourth lines of each quatrain repeated as the first and third lines of the following one.
Also pantun.
ORIGIN: 1880–85; < French, erroneous spelling for pantoun < Malay pantun
HOW TO USE PANTOUM IN A SENTENCE
The pantoum is of Eastern origin, but it came into English through the French.
THE PRINCIPLES OF ENGLISH VERSIFICATION|PAULL FRANKLIN BAUM
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.