Sure! Here are the elements for each type of poem:
Villanelle:
- 19 lines total
- 5 tercets (three-line stanzas) followed by a quatrain (four-line stanza)
- Rhyme scheme: ABA for the tercets and ABAA for the quatrain
- The first and third lines of the first stanza are repeated alternately at the end of the subsequent stanzas, and both are repeated at the end of the poem
Ballad:
- Typically tells a story
- Often written in quatrains (four-line stanzas)
- Rhyme scheme: ABAB or ABCB
- Often features a refrain or repeated lines
- Simple language and a rhythmic meter that often follows a pattern of alternating lines
Please let me know if you need additional information!