sestina
noun [ C ] literature specialized uk/səˈstiː.nə/ us/səˈstiː.nə/
六节诗
a poem that has 39 lines and a complicated pattern of repeating lines
I taught myself to write haikus, sonnets, and sestinas. 我自己学着写俳句、十四行诗和六节诗。
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- You can write a sestina on any subject you choose.
- A sestina is an ideal form to use if you want to write about a situation where you are trapped or helpless or lost.
- The sestina has six stanzas, each comprising six unrhymed lines, in which the words at the end of the first stanza’s lines reappear in a rolling pattern in the other stanzas.