sestina

ses·ti·na

noun \se-ˈstē-nə\

Definition of SESTINA

: a lyrical fixed form consisting of six 6-line usually unrhymed stanzas in which the end words of the first stanza recur as end words of the following five stanzas in a successively rotating order and as the middle and end words of the three verses of the concluding tercet

Origin of SESTINA

Italian, from sesto sixth

First Known Use: circa 1586

Rhymes with SESTINA

arena, Athena, Bernina, cantina, catena, Christina, coquina, corbina, corvina, czarina, dracaena, euglena, farina, fontina, galena, Georgina, hyena, kachina, marina, Marina, medina, Medina, novena, patina, piscina, platina, retsina, Shechinah, subpoena, verbena