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
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Type:
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Structure, Metrical Requirement, End Word Requirement, Isosyllabic
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Description:
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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.
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Attributed to:
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Sir Phillip Sidney
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Origin:
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English
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Schematic:
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615243 364125 532614 451362 246531 Envoy: 5/2 3/4 1/6.
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Rhythm/Stanza Length:
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6
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Line/Poem Length:
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75
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Pasted from <http://www.poetrybase.info/forms/002/270.shtml>
Thanks to Charles L. Weatherford.
Related forms: Bina, Canzone, Decrina, Newman Sestina, Ocarina, Ocarina – Rhymed, Quartina,Quintina, Sestina, Sestina – Rhymed, Sidney’s Double Sestina,Tritina
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