Ghazal
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"The poetical forms in The Nights are as follows: [...] The Kit’ah is a fragment, either an occasional piece or more frequently a portion of a Ghazal (ode) or Kasidah (elegy), other than the Matla, the initial Bayt with rhyming distichs."--Terminal Essay (1885-86) by Richard Burton |
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The ghazal is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry.
Originating in 10th century Persian, a ghazal is a poetic form consisting of couplets that share a rhyme and a refrain.
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