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Synonyms for villanelle
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : vil-uh-nel |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌvɪl əˈnɛl |
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Définition of villanelle
Origin :- 1580s, from French villanelle, from Italian villanella "ballad, rural song," from fem. of villanello "rustic," from Medieval Latin villanus (see villain). As a poetic form, five 3-lined stanzas and a final quatrain, with only two rhymes throughout, usually of pastoral or lyric nature.
- As in poem : noun highly expressive, rhythmical literary piece
- As in poesy : noun poem
- This he followed by English versions of the rondel, rondeau and villanelle.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 » by Various
- The villanelle J'ai perdu ma tourterelle and the ode on May-day show Passerat's art in its happiest moments.
- Extract from : « A History of French Literature » by Edward Dowden
- Lastly, the villanelle alternates one of two refrain lines at the end of each three-lined stanza.
- Extract from : « A Short History of French Literature » by George Saintsbury
- Here, as in the villanelle, a change of signification in the repeated lines is thought to add to the charm of the form.
- Extract from : « English Verse » by Raymond MacDonald Alden, Ph.D.
- The Villanelle has been called "the most ravishing jewel worn by the Muse Erato."
- Extract from : « Ballades and Rondeaus, Chants Royal, Sestinas, Villanelles, etc, » by Various
- The Villanelle is written in five three-lined stanzas, concluding with one of four lines.
- Extract from : « Ballades and Rondeaus, Chants Royal, Sestinas, Villanelles, etc, » by Various
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