Category:Sestinas
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Description
A sestina is a "fixed verse form consisting of six stanzas of six lines each, normally followed by a three-line envoi ["half-stanza"]. The words that end each line of the first stanza are used as line endings in each of the following stanzas, rotated in a set pattern" (Wikipedia).
| St.1 | St.2 | St.3 | St.4 | St.5 | St.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 A | 6 F | 3 C | 5 E | 4 D | 2 B |
| 2 B | 1 A | 6 F | 3 C | 5 E | 4 D |
| 3 C | 5 E | 4 D | 2 B | 1 A | 6 F |
| 4 D | 2 B | 1 A | 6 F | 3 C | 5 E |
| 5 E | 4 D | 2 B | 1 A | 6 F | 3 C |
| 6 F | 3 C | 5 E | 4 D | 2 B | 1 A |
View the Wikipedia article on Sestinas.
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The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.