Is Sestina a Word?

A sestina (Italian: sestina, from sesto, sixth; Old Occitan: cledisat [klediˈzat]; also known as sestine, sextine, sextain) is a fixed verse form consisting of six stanzas of six lines each, normally followed by a three-line envoi.

What is a true sestina?

Definition of Sestina

A sestina is a fixed form in poetry that has six stanzas of six lines each followed by a three-line stanza; each line ends with one of six words in a standard repetition. These six words are chosen by the poet, but must be repeated in a certain order for the poem to qualify as a sestina.

How many lines is a sestina?

Sestina form

A sestina consists of six stanzas of six unrhyming lines followed by an envoi of three lines.