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In English, villanelles tend to be written in the common metrical pattern called iambic pentameter, which means ten syllables per line, with every other syllable stressed, starting with the second syllable. Villanelles have nineteen lines divided into five three-line stanzas and a sixth stanza with four lines. Now follow us closely here, because we're going to hit you with more numbers than a baseball stats chart at the end of a great season. "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" is written in a very specific form, the villanelle.