This dimension links a literary form to the wider genre it belongs to. Wikipedia describes the sonnet as "a fixed poetic form," which places it firmly within poetry even though its subject matter has ranged far beyond its original romantic love. Browsing by genre groups forms that all serve the same broad kind of writing.
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1. Villanelle (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationVillanelle, lead section, 1606 fixed-form origin sentenceQuote, Villanelle, lead section, 1606 fixed-form origin sentence
This fixed quality would only come much later, from the poem "Villanelle (J'ay perdu ma Tourterelle)" (1606) by Jean Passerat.
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