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Villanelle

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

12th Grade

CCSS covered

Villanelle
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The final stanza of the villanelle is:

couplet

triplet

quatrain

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How many lines does a villanelle have?

12

14

19

no certain number

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How many refrains does the villanelle have?

one

two

three

four

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If this were the first stanza of a villanelle, what would the last line of the third stanza be?
Time can say nothing but I told you so,
Time only knows the price we have to pay;
If I could tell you, I would let you know.

Time can say nothing but I told you so

Time only knows the price we have to pay

If I could tell you, I would let you know

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The villanelle was originally...

a type of French poem focused on death

a type of French poem, focused on rural life

a type of British poem, focused on rural life

a type of British poem, focused on nature

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the effect of repetition in a villanelle?

The repetition reinforces the same imagery over and over again, contributing to the tone of the poem.

The repetition reinforces the same imagery over and over again, contributing the rhythm of the poem.

The repetition weakens the impact of the imagery in the poem by boring the reader.

The repetition creates a sense of drama in the poem by keeping the reader guessing.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The first 5 stanzas of a villanelle are:

couplets

triplets

quatrains

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