* Villanelles are not written in blank verse. Blank verse is unrhymed iambic pentameter, a specific rhythm and rhyme scheme. Villanelles have a specific rhyme scheme and structure, but it's not blank verse.
* Villanelles are not necessarily narrative poems. While some villanelles tell stories, they are more commonly used for reflecting on a theme, idea, or feeling.
Here's what you should know about villanelles:
* Structure: A villanelle has 19 lines with a specific pattern of repeating lines and rhymes. It consists of five tercets (three-line stanzas) followed by a quatrain (four-line stanza).
* Rhyme scheme: The rhyme scheme is ABA ABA ABA ABA ABA ABAA.
* Repeating lines: The first and third lines of the first tercet are repeated alternately throughout the poem. The first line appears as the last line of the second and fourth tercets, and the third line appears as the last line of the third and fifth tercets. Both lines are repeated together as the last two lines of the quatrain.
Examples of famous villanelles:
* "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas
* "Mad Girl's Love Song" by Sylvia Plath
* "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop