1. Day 5: WB Yeats and Villanelle Poetry

2. Poet Focus
WB Yeats

3. Villanelle
Strict form introduced by French poet Jean Passerat in the late 16th century
Stanzas 1-5: 3 lines each
Stanza 6: 4 lines
First and last line of the first stanza take turns repeating as the final line of the next 4 stanzas, and form the final 2 lines of the 6th stanza

4. For the rest of class: Practice Villanelle Poetry
1 quality Villanelle will be included in your project
Don’t forget the poetry analyses that need to be included in your project!
Remember – all of your poems need to utilize dystopian themes in some way