sestina

Meaning

Noun

  • A highly structured poem consisting of six six-line stanzas followed by a tercet or envoy, for a total of thirty-nine lines.
  • A chord comprising the first six members of the harmonic series.

Origin

  • From Italian sestina. sextain.

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