Meaning of villanelle | Babel Free
/vɪləˈnɛl/Definitions
A type of poem, consisting of five tercets and one quatrain, with only two rhymes.
Equivalents
Français
villanelle
Examples
“By definition the villanelle is restrictive, because it demands nineteen lines on two rhymes in six stanzas, the first and third lines of the opening tercet recurring alternately at the end of the concluding quatrain.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.