villanella

Meanings

• noun

  A 19-line Italian poetic form with a fixed rhyme scheme (ABA ABA ABA ABA ABAA).

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Variants

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villanella , villanelle

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Etymology

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The name 'villanella' comes from the Italian word 'villano,' meaning peasant or commoner. The form originated as a popular folk poetry form in Italy.

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Trivia

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1. The villanella is also known as the 'Italian sestina,' as it shares the same fixed end-words in the final stanzas.

2. The villanella was popularized in the English-speaking world by Dylan Thomas's poem 'Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night'.

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1. Italian poetry: The villanella is a type of Italian poetry, characterized by its fixed rhyme scheme and often dealing with themes of love and nature.

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Culture

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The villanella was a popular poetic form in the Renaissance and Baroque periods in Italy. It was often used to express themes of love, nature, and everyday life. Famous poets who wrote villanelles include Gabriel Ferrari and Giuseppe Gioachino Belli.

How to Memorize "villanella"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a 19-line poem with the rhyme scheme ABA ABA ABA ABA ABAA.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the rhyme scheme ABA ABA ABA ABA ABAA with the word 'villanella'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic device to remember the rhyme scheme, such as 'Apples, Bats, Apples, Bats, Apples, Bats, Apples, Bats, Apples, Bats, Apples, Bats, Apples, Bats, Apples, Bats, Apples, Bats'.

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