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The Villanelle

English

9th - 12th Grade

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The Villanelle
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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The villanelle was originally...

a type of French poem focused on death
a type of French poem, focused on rural life
a type of British poem, focused on rural life
a type of British poem, focused on nature

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A villanelle always has...

15 lines
19 lines
21 lines
25 lines

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The first 5 stanzas of a villanelle are:

couplets
triplets
quatrains

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The final stanza of the villanelle is:

a couplet
a triplet
a quatrain

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The villanelle contains...

a regular rhyme scheme
an irregular rhyme scheme
a regular meter
strong metaphors

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The rhyme scheme of most stanzas of a villanelle is...

ABA
ABAB
ABCD
ABAA

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The rhyme scheme of the final stanza of the villanelle is...

ABA
ABBA
ABAA
ABCD

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

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