AP English Poetry Unit - St. Johns County School District

1. Scan the poem. What patterns emerge? Where does the poem stray from the basic patterns established? 2. This poem is an example of a French form of poetry known as a villanelle. Based on this poem, how would you tentatively define this form of poetry? What characteristics of this poetic form seem to be key? 36. Dulce et Decorum Est. Wilfred Owen ................
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