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which sentence describes a villanelle?
a. it has 14 lines and ends with a rhyming couplet.
b. it repeats the rhyme scheme abba several times.
c. it uses three-line stanzas and often repeats lines.
d. it presents a twist or a punchline in the last two lines.

Explanation:

A villanelle is a fixed poetic form consisting of five tercets (three-line stanzas) followed by a quatrain, with a strict pattern of repeating the first and third lines of the opening tercet throughout the poem. Option A describes a Shakespearean sonnet. Option B refers to a rondeau or similar form with a repeating abba rhyme scheme. Option D describes a limerick. Only option C matches the structure of a villanelle.

Answer:

C. It uses three-line stanzas and often repeats lines.