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Which best describes a villanelle?A.A poetic form that uses repeated end words but does not repeat full linesB.A poetic form that repeats three lines at least three times throughout the poemC.A poetic form that repeats two entire lines and includes an intricate rhyme schemeD.A poetic form that uses noticeable repetition but does not use rhymeSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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Which best describes a villanelle?A.A poetic form that uses repeated end words but does not repeat full linesB.A poetic form that repeats three lines at least three times throughout the poemC.A poetic form that repeats two entire lines and includes an intricate rhyme schemeD.A poetic form that uses noticeable repetition but does not use rhymeSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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C. A poetic form that repeats two entire lines and includes an intricate rhyme scheme. This best describes a villanelle. A villanelle is a 19-line poetic form consisting of five tercets followed by a quatrain. There are two refrains and two repeating rhymes, with the first and third line of the first tercet repeated alternately until the last stanza, which includes both repeated lines.

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