Question

A villanelle is

A. a formal poem using extensive repetition.
B. a type of complex sonnet.
C. a narrative poem written in blank verse.
D. a favorite technique of John Donne.

Answer 1

A villanelle is a formal poem using extensive repetition. The answer is letter A. It is a short poem writeen in tercets followed by a final quatrain. These are all based on two rhymes. Villanelle originated in France.