sestina
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Although an occasional narrative experiment might disrupt the format, what makes “Law & Order” special is precisely the fact that it has one, like a sonnet, a sestina, or an ottava rima.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2022
There aren’t strict rules for what is poetry unless you’re trying to adhere to a specific form like the sestina, haiku or limerick.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2021
The story’s structure resembles that of a sestina, the same elements — Jordan, Seinfeld, aluminum foil, Chore Boy and baking soda — recombining in different configurations throughout to dizzying effect.
From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2021
At its best, whether in blank verse or in a 39-line sestina, his work was lyrical and bracing.
From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2018
The sestina is composed of six 6-line stanzas and a final 3-line stanza.
From The Principles of English Versification by Baum, Paull Franklin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
