Get to know Sestina better with 8 real example sentences, the meaning.
Sestina meaning
- 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.
Using Sestina
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- In the example corpus, sestina often appears in combinations such as: nate sestina, sestina has, the sestina.
Context around Sestina
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sestina
- In this selection, "sestina" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, nate, double, rhyming and provided stand out and add context to how "sestina" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a are sestina in november and a double sestina is the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sestina" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sestina
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A "tritina" is a contraction of the sestina to three stanzas of three lines (tercets), with a one-line envoy. (20 words)
Now a junior at Bucknell, Sotos is stepping into a larger role with the departures of standouts Kimbal MacKenzie and Nate Sestina. (22 words)
Stephen Burt notes that, "The sestina has served, historically, as a complaint", its harsh demands acting as "signs for deprivation or duress". (22 words)
A "double sestina" is the name given to either: two sets of six six-line stanzas, with a three-line envoy (for a total of 75 lines), or twelve twelve-line stanzas, with a six-line envoy (for a total of 150 lines). (43 words)
Sestina has played 30 or more minutes in four of six games, an especially important contribution with a thin front court that was magnified with the three-game game absence of forward EJ Montgomery (Eastern Kentucky, Evansville and Utah Valley games). (41 words)
Q: The two new ones opening in L.A. are Sestina in November and Oleada Cocina (inspired by flavors of Latin America) in early 2021. (25 words)
Example sentences (8)
Nate Sestina provided a boost off the bench with two early 3s for six points, and EJ Montgomery found his stroke for eight.
Q: The two new ones opening in L.A. are Sestina in November and Oleada Cocina (inspired by flavors of Latin America) in early 2021.
Now a junior at Bucknell, Sotos is stepping into a larger role with the departures of standouts Kimbal MacKenzie and Nate Sestina.
Sestina has played 30 or more minutes in four of six games, an especially important contribution with a thin front court that was magnified with the three-game game absence of forward EJ Montgomery (Eastern Kentucky, Evansville and Utah Valley games).
A "double sestina" is the name given to either: two sets of six six-line stanzas, with a three-line envoy (for a total of 75 lines), or twelve twelve-line stanzas, with a six-line envoy (for a total of 150 lines).
A "tritina" is a contraction of the sestina to three stanzas of three lines (tercets), with a one-line envoy.
Stephen Burt notes that, "The sestina has served, historically, as a complaint", its harsh demands acting as "signs for deprivation or duress".
William Drummond of Hawthornden published two sestinas (which he called "sextains") in 1616, which copy the form of Sidney's rhyming sestina.
Common combinations with sestina
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: