villanelle

vil·la·nelle

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [vil-uh-nel]
- /ˌvɪl əˈnɛl/
- /vˌɪleɪnˈel/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vil-uh-nel]
- /ˌvɪl əˈnɛl/

Definitions of villanelle word

noun villanelle a short poem of fixed form, written in tercets, usually five in number, followed by a final quatrain, all being based on two rhymes. 1
noun plural villanelle a rustic Italian part song without accompaniment. 1
noun villanelle a verse form of French origin consisting of 19 lines arranged in five tercets and a quatrain. The first and third lines of the first tercet recur alternately at the end of each subsequent tercet and both together at the end of the quatrain 0
noun villanelle a poem of fixed form, French in origin, consisting usually of five three-line stanzas and a final four-line stanza and having only two rhymes throughout 0

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Origin of villanelle

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

1580-90; < French < Italian; see villanella, -elle

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Parts of speech for Villanelle

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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villanelle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for villanelle

noun villanelle

blank verse — Blank verse is poetry that does not rhyme. In English literature it usually consists of lines with five stressed syllables.
haiku — a major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons.
limerick — a county in N Munster, in the SW Republic of Ireland. 037 sq. mi. (2686 sq. km).
lines — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
lyric — (of poetry) having the form and musical quality of a song, and especially the character of a songlike outpouring of the poet's own thoughts and feelings, as distinguished from epic and dramatic poetry.

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