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Sunday, January 12, 2014

Sidney's Double Sestina

This is posted only for the specifications.  This poet having recently penned a Quartina, an Ocrina,  a Decrina and a Canzone has come up dry at the moment for inspiration for this 75 line poem.

Sidney's Double Sestina

Type:
Structure, Metrical Requirement, End Word Requirement, Isosyllabic
Description:
Sir Phillip Sidney wrote a double sestina where the pattern was just duplicated in verses 7-12, while his envoy had the scheme: 5/2 3/4 1/6. At least he wasn’t as dotty as Swinburne.
Attributed to:
Sir Phillip Sidney
Origin:
English
Schematic:
123456
615243
364125
532614
451362
246531
123456
615243
364125
532614
451362
246531
Envoy: 5/2 3/4 1/6.
Rhythm/Stanza Length:
6
Line/Poem Length:
75

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