What is another word for sestina?
Pronunciation:
[ sɛstˈiːnə], [ sɛstˈiːnə], [ s_ɛ_s_t_ˈiː_n_ə]
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Synonyms for Sestina:
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n.
• poem- LINEs ,
- beat ,
- composition ,
- creation ,
- free verse ,
- lyric ,
- poetry ,
- rime ,
- words ,
- writing .
Other relevant words:
- Cento ,
- Epode ,
- Idyl ,
- Palinode ,
- Triolet ,
- Virelay ,
- ballad ,
- ballade ,
- bucolic ,
- eclogue ,
- epic ,
- epigram ,
- haiku ,
- idyll ,
- jingle ,
- limerick ,
- madrigal ,
- monody ,
- narrative poem ,
- nursery rhyme ,
- ode ,
- poem ,
- poesy ,
- rhapsody ,
- rhyme ,
- rondeau ,
- roundel ,
- roundelay ,
- satire ,
- song ,
- sonnet ,
- verse .
- Villanelle ,
- blank verse ,
- limericks ,
- lyrics ,
- quatrain ,
- quatrains ,
- rune ,
- runes ,
- sestina ,
- sonnets .
How to use "Sestina" in context?
Sestinas are a particular type of lyric poem, typically composed of six lines that banish all punctuation but a single period. It is said that Leonard Cohen composed his 1956 sestina "So Long, Marianne" in less than 12 minutes, inspired by a French radio broadcast of Henri Salvador's performance of of the same title.
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