Refrains, they are the quintessential keys
That open up the rhyming Villanelle,
Revealing what the poet’s passion sees.

The nuanced lines, expressive by degrees
Enclosed within the repetition shell;
Refrains, they are the quintessential keys.

That offer this pentameter release,
Unlocking secrets metaphor will tell,
Revealing what the poet’s passion sees.

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With each new tercet lines appear in threes
Revolving a familiar carousel;
Refrains, they are the quintessential keys.

That whistle like a reminiscent breeze,
Ingredients to brew the writer’s spell,
Revealing what the poet’s passion sees.

The presence of this re-occurrence frees
The images inside where feelings dwell,
Refrains, they are the quintessential keys,
Revealing what the poet’s passion sees.

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