VILLANELLE
Etymology
Noun
villanelle (plural villanelles)
(poetry) A type of poem, consisting of five tercets and one quatrain, with only two rhymes.
Source: Wiktionary
Vil`la*nelle", n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: A poem written in tercets with but two rhymes, the first and third verse of the first stanza alternating as the third verse in each successive stanza and forming a couplet at the close. E. W. Gosse.
VILLANELLA
Vil`la*nel"la, n.; pl. Villanelle. Etym: [It., a pretty country girl.] (Mus.)
Definition: An old rustic dance, accompanied with singing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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