sestet
Prosody. the last six lines of a sonnet in the Italian form, considered as a unit.: Compare octave (def. 4a).
Origin of sestet
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The rhymes of the first two quatrains are usually the same; those of the sestet are variously arranged.
Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism | F. V. N. PainterIt is divided into two parts: the first consisting of an octave or double quatrain, and the other of a sestet.
Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism | F. V. N. PainterIt consists of six double stanzas, of fourteen lines or two septets each, finished by a sestet, aabaab.
The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory | George SaintsburyThe sestet may be taken as an excellent example of the manner in which Mozart turned his means of representation to account.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 3 (of 3) | Otto JahnThe moderated tone of the piece is of very good effect after the ponderous length of the sestet.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 3 (of 3) | Otto Jahn
British Dictionary definitions for sestet
/ (sɛˈstɛt) /
prosody the last six lines of a Petrarchan sonnet
prosody any six-line stanza
another word for sextet (def. 1)
Origin of sestet
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