Question

Which of these demonstrates that "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" is a villanelle?

A) There are five quatrains (four lines of verse) followed by a tercet (three lines of verse)
B) The first line of the poem is also the last line of the second and fourth tercets
C) The first and second lines of each tercet rhyme.

Answer 1

1. A- internal rhyme
2. B- the first line of the poem is also the last line of the second and fourth tercets.
3. B- incorrect
4. A- correct
5. A- correct

Answer 2

B) The first line of the poem is also the last line of the second and fourth tercets.

Step-by-step explanation:

One of the main characteristics of a villanelle is that it has 19 verses, divided in five tercets, followed by a quatrain, and the starting verses of the first and third tercets are repeated at the end. That´s what makes it a Villanelle.