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V illanelle
   A form of verse that consists of several three-line stanzas and an ending four-line stanza. The first and third lines of the beginning stanza are used as the refrains in the following stanzas and as the last two lines of the last stanza. Only two rhymes are allowed in this form of poetry.

   (ex. Dylan Thomas'"Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" )


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