How to pronounce sestina
American English pronunciation
seh-STEE-nuh
- IPA
- /sɛˈstinə/
- Syllables
- seh · STEE · nuh (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What sestina means
A poem of six six-line verses that reuse the same six end words
In a sentence: Every line of Rosa's sestina ended with sun, tree, river, bird, stone or home.
Where it comes from: It comes from an Italian word built on sesto, meaning sixth.
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