Villanelle of the third and fifth stanzas. The rhyme-and-refrain pattern of the villanelle can be schematized as AbA abA abA abA abA abAA where letters ("a" and "b") indicate the two rhyme sounds, upper case indicates a refrain ("A"), and superscript numerals ( and ) indicate Refrain 1 and Refrain 2. The pattern is below set against "Do not go gentle into that good night" by Dylan Thomas: The villanelle has no established meter, although most 19th-century villanelles have used trimeter or tetrameter and most 20th-century villanelles have used pentameter. Slight alteration of the refrain line is permissible. With reference to
Do not go gentle festival and the poets former home at 5 Cwmdonkin Drive. The festival concentrates on literature and music, but also features theatre, film and art. The program is mainly made up of Welsh musicians, poets and writers but has also featured acts from as far afield as Ireland, Denmark and Brittany. Headline acts have included comedian Jo Brand, Twin Town director Kevin Allen, poet John Hegley, comedian Phil Kay and Hollywood actor Rhys Ifans Do not go gentle festival Do Not Go Gentle festival is an annual arts festival, founded in 2012, that takes place in Swansea, Wales. The festival is held