VILLANELLE

6 stanzas

every stanza has 3 lines each,
except for the last stanza, which has 4 lines

every line must have 10 syllables exactly



see p197 to see the rules for the rhyme scheme
A1
b
A2
... etc

it's difficult to understand at first,
but we'll patiently go over it

Be sure you follow the form of the villanelle exactly!
see Dylan and Roethke (pages 198-199 in Handbook) for our models
see Bishop's villanelle "One Art" in the Penguin book also