Which of these demonstrates that "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" is a villanelle?

A) There are five quatrains (four lines of verse) followed by a tercet (three lines of verse)

B) The first line of the poem is also the last line of the second and fourth tercets

C) The first and second lines of each tercet rhyme.

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Charlie Oconnor

8 August, 16:10

Which of these demonstrates that "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" is a villanelle?

A) There are five quatrains (four lines of verse) followed by a tercet (three lines of verse)

B) The first line of the poem is also the last line of the second and fourth tercets

C) The first and second lines of each tercet rhyme.

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Bambino · Answer 1

1. A - internal rhyme

2. B - the first line of the poem is also the last line of the second and fourth tercets.

3. B - incorrect

4. A - correct

5. A - correct