Flamenca or Seguidilla Gitana

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Spanish Verse
Flamenca or Seguidilla Gitana carries a fast staccato rhythm. It is a variation of the Seguidilla.

The elements of the Flamenca are:

1. stanzaic, can be written in any number of quintains.
2. syllabic, 6-6-5-6-6 syllables per line to imitate the rapid click of the heels of a dancer.
3. L2 and L5 assonate. (same vowel sounds)

   Song of the Matador by Judi Van Gorder
   
   In a dark cantina
   a twelve string guitar keens
   a feverish dirge,
   tones of glory and fame,
   the matador's heartbeat.