noun
- plural of villanelle; fixed poetic forms consisting of nineteen lines with a specific rhyme scheme and repeated refrains
Usage: literary
Examples
- The poetry class studied several famous villanelles including Dylan Thomas’s ‘Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night.’
- She spent months perfecting her villanelles for the literary magazine submission.
- The workshop focused on traditional forms like sonnets and villanelles.
- His collection featured three original villanelles alongside free verse poems.
- Students found villanelles challenging due to their strict repetition requirements.
- The anthology included villanelles by both classical and contemporary poets.