A villanelle defination:
Villanelle Template
A1
b
A2
a
b
A1
a
b
A2
a
b
A1
a
b
A2
b
A1
A2
A villanelle has 19 lines; these 19 lines are arranged in 5 verses of 3 lines and a 6th verse of 4 lines. The rhyme pattern is indicated in the chart above.
A villanelle has two rhymes: all the a lines rhyme; all the b lines rhyme.
A1 and A2 lines are repeated word for word or with incremental variation.
posted by Karina Klesko @ 6:03 PM
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