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Synonyms of villanelle
as in sonnet, ode
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“Villanelle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villanelle. Accessed 29 Jun. 2022.
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The first known use of villanelle was in 1877
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