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Definition of Sestina
1. Noun. a highly structured poem consisting of six six-line stanzas followed by a tercet or envoy, for a total of thirty-nine lines. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sestina
1. a type of verse form [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sestina
Literary usage of Sestina
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Orthometry: A Treatise on the Art of Versification and the Technicalities of by Robert Frederick Brewer (1893)
"The sestina dates from the thirteenth century, and was in vogue in Italy as well
as France, ... Here is a beautiful specimen by Mr. Swinburne : sestina. ..."
2. An Introduction to Poetry: For Students of English Literature by Raymond Macdonald Alden (1909)
"The sestina. There is no refrain, and usually no rime, but the end-words in all the
... Interesting examples of this form are a sestina by Mr. Gosse, ..."
3. An Introduction to Old Provençal Versification by Frank M. Chambers (1985)
"sestina. In a famous passage of the Purgatorio (xxvi), among the spirits of the
lustful, Dante encounters Guido Guinizelli and expresses his own ..."
4. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"sestina OF THE TRAMP-ROYAL SPEAKIN' in general, I 'ave tried 'em all, The 'appy
roads that take you o'er the world. Speakin' in general, I 'ave found them ..."
5. The Elizabethan Lyric: A Study by John Erskine (1903)
"1 In the second lyric of the eclogue for August in Spenser's Shepheards Calender,
the sestina is introduced into our literature. Spenser employs a slightly ..."
6. The Elizabethan Lyric: A Study by John Erskine (1903)
"l In the second lyric of the eclogue for August in Spenser's Shepheards Calender,
the sestina is introduced into our literature. Spenser employs a slightly ..."
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