Which of the following statements best defines the poetic form of the villanelle ?

A. A poem that carries a pattern on two rhymes and offers an alternating refrain

B. A poem that has no rhyme scheme

C. A poem that celebrates the life of a cruel person

D. A poem that eulogizes the dead

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