The Villanelle

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

A villanelle always has...

• 15 lines
• 19 lines
• 21 lines
• 25 lines

The first 5 stanzas of a villanelle are:

• couplets
• triplets
• quatrains

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The final stanza of the villanelle is:

• a couplet
• a triplet
• a quatrain

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The villanelle contains...

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

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

• ABA
• ABAB
• ABCD
• ABAA

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

• ABA
• ABBA
• ABAA
• ABCD

Which line(s) of the villanelle are repeated?

• The first and third lines of the first stanza
• The first and second lines of the first stanza
• All three lines of the first stanza
• The second line of the first stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.9

What is the effect of repetition in a villanelle?

• The repetition reinforces the same imagery over and over again, contributing to the tone of the poem.
• The repetition reinforces the same imagery over and over again, contributing the rhythm of the poem.
• The repetition weakens the impact of the imagery in the poem by boring the reader.
• The repetition creates a sense of drama in the poem by keeping the reader guessing.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

If this were the first stanza of a villanelle, what would the last line of the third stanza be?
Time can say nothing but I told you so,
Time only knows the price we have to pay;
If I could tell you, I would let you know.

• Time can say nothing but I told you so
• Time only knows the price we have to pay
• If I could tell you, I would let you know

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5