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Here's an example of a villanelle. It consists of 6 stanzas, the first 5 of which are triplets, the latter being a quadruplet. In the first stanza, lines one and three are repeated alternatingly as the last lines of the following 4 triplets. The last quadruplet must use the 2 repeating lines as its final 2 lines. Also, it must be ABA rhyme scheme. Here is an example I wrote in college.
--------NECCESSARY VOYAGE-------
Going fro and to, and to and fro,
I'm eastbound on a ship against all wills.
The core of my intestines will I throw.
Hunger strikes, unfortunate, I know.
Seasick and shamed among the sea-salts riels.
Going fro and to, and to and fro.
Like clockwork does my head to portside go.
Sea-salty, sweaty air, my nostril fills.
The core of my intestines do I throw.
Now laid up in my cabin, deep and low,
And taken none to few of seasick pills,
Still going fro and to, and to and fro.
The jaunt's about to end, what do you know.
Excitement stirs inside me, full of thrills.
The core of my intestines again I throw.
The harbour lies ahead, to portside go.
And staring at the land and rolling hills,
I'm going fro and to, and to and fro.
The core of my intestines anew I throw.
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As you see, the repeated lines aren't EXACT. I only changed them slightly to better enforce the idea, or jist, of the action. It also makes it funnier. Call it artist's perogative. :P But anyway.
I'm off to the store. Gonna make a pineapple carrot cake with rum cream cheese icing. YUM.
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