villanelle

[ vil-uh-nel ]

/ ˌvɪl əˈnɛl /

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noun Prosody.

a short poem of fixed form, written in tercets, usually five in number, followed by a final quatrain, all being based on two rhymes.

Origin of villanelle

1580–90; <French <Italian; see villanella, -elle

Words nearby villanelle

villainize, villainous, villainy, Villa-Lobos, villanella, villanelle, Villanovan, Villa, Pancho, Villa Park, Villard, Villari effect

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Example sentences from the Web for villanelle

Lastly, the villanelle alternates one of two refrain lines at the end of each three-lined stanza.
A Short History of French Literature|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.
English Verse|Raymond MacDonald Alden, Ph.D.
The villanelle J'ai perdu ma tourterelle and the ode on May-day show Passerat's art in its happiest moments.
A History of French Literature|Edward Dowden
The Villanelle is written in five three-lined stanzas, concluding with one of four lines.
Ballades and Rondeaus, Chants Royal, Sestinas, Villanelles, etc,|Various

This he followed by English versions of the rondel, rondeau and villanelle.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for villanelle

villanelle

/ (ˌvɪləˈnɛl) /

noun

a verse form of French origin consisting of 19 lines arranged in five tercets and a quatrain. The first and third lines of the first tercet recur alternately at the end of each subsequent tercet and both together at the end of the quatrain

Word Origin for villanelle

C16: from French, from Italian villanella

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单词	villanelle
释义	villanelle [ vil-uh-nel ] / ˌvɪl əˈnɛl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR villanelle ON THESAURUS.COM noun Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, written in tercets, usually five in number, followed by a final quatrain, all being based on two rhymes. Origin of villanelle 1580–90; <French <Italian; see villanella, -elle Words nearby villanelle villainize, villainous, villainy, Villa-Lobos, villanella, villanelle, Villanovan, Villa, Pancho, Villa Park, Villard, Villari effect Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for villanelle Lastly, the villanelle alternates one of two refrain lines at the end of each three-lined stanza. A Short History of French Literature\|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. English Verse\|Raymond MacDonald Alden, Ph.D. The villanelle J'ai perdu ma tourterelle and the ode on May-day show Passerat's art in its happiest moments. A History of French Literature\|Edward Dowden The Villanelle is written in five three-lined stanzas, concluding with one of four lines. Ballades and Rondeaus, Chants Royal, Sestinas, Villanelles, etc,\|Various This he followed by English versions of the rondel, rondeau and villanelle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5\|Various British Dictionary definitions for villanelle villanelle / (ˌvɪləˈnɛl) / noun a verse form of French origin consisting of 19 lines arranged in five tercets and a quatrain. The first and third lines of the first tercet recur alternately at the end of each subsequent tercet and both together at the end of the quatrain Word Origin for villanelle C16: from French, from Italian villanella Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to villanelle rhyme, poetry, writing, verse, lyric, epic, composition, ballad, sonnet, song, beat, creation, poesy, rime, words, ode, limerick, lines, rune, haiku
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villanelle

noun Prosody.

Origin of villanelle

Words nearby villanelle

Example sentences from the Web for villanelle

British Dictionary definitions for villanelle

noun

Word Origin for villanelle

Words related to villanelle