Mastering the Villanelle: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Poetic Masterpiece
A villanelle is a nineteen-line poetic form consisting of five tercets and a final quatrain. The rhyme scheme is aba aba aba aba aba abaa. The first and third lines of the first stanza are repeated alternately in the following stanzas, creating a rhyme scheme that ties the poem together. Villanelle Poetry Guide Step 1:…