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Sestet

Type:  

Structure, Stanzaic

 
Description: 

A poem in six-line stanzas. This is a broader category that encompasses more specific structures such as the Italian sestet, the Sicilian sestet, or the stave.

 
Schematic: 
Varies.
 
Rhythm/Stanza Length: 

6

 
Examples: 

 
See Also:  

Clogyrnach, Couplet Envelope, Cywydd Llosgyrnog, Dryden's Roundelay, Gwawdodyn Hir, Heroic Sestet, Hir a Thoddaid, Italian Sestet, Musaddas, Reverse Habbie, Rime Coulée, Scupham Stanza, Sextilla, Sheshire, Short Heroic Sestet, Short Particular Measure, Short Rondel, Short Sestet, Sicilian Sestet, Split Sestet, Standard Habbie, Stave, Strambotto (Tuscan), Trenta-Sei, Tyburn

 
Status: 

Incomplete

 

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