![]() The word derives from Latin, then Italian, and is related to the initial subject of the form being the pastoral. ![]() The villanelle is an example of a fixed verse form. ![]() There are two refrains and two repeating rhymes, with the first and third line of the first tercet repeated alternately at the end of each subsequent stanza until the last stanza, which includes both repeated lines. Painting by Ferdinand Chaigneau, 19th century.Ī villanelle, also known as villanesque, is a nineteen-line poetic form consisting of five tercets followed by a quatrain. ![]() A classic pastoral scene, depicting a shepherd with his livestock a pastoral subject was the initial distinguishing feature of the villanelle. ![]()
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