Lai

- Originated in France
- Stanzas made up of groups of 3 lines, with syllable counts of 5, 5, and 2
- There must be at least 2 groups per stanza, and each stanza must have the same
amount
- Each group rhymes aab

Examples of the Lai in period:

the lais of Marie de France, 13th century France (Guigemar, Equitan, Le Fresne,
Bisclavret, Lanval, Les Deux Amanz, Yonec, Laustic, Milun, Chavitivel, Chevrefoil, and
Eliduc)