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Sestina: Invented in Provence in the thirteenth century, it does not repeat lines, only words. It is composed of 6 stanzas, of six lines each, and concludes with a final tercet (called an envoy). The end words get repeated in a certain order, and in the closing tercet, all six words are used. The format (if designated by the following letters), is as follows; ABCDEF FAEBDC CFDABE ECBFAD DEACFB BDFECA BE (closing tercet) DC FA If I were to assign the following words, to the following letters, the following poem Meeting Meeting would result. A = meeting B = boring C = endless D = time E = late F = apologize (If you want, put a paper along the margin over the letters) Meeting Meeting A I constantly feel like we're going to a meeting B Meeting just to meet is beyond boring C Speakers drone on, voices and thought endless D They're incapable of starting on time E They traditionally go until late F I wish one day somebody would apologize F For my unscheduled arrival, I apologize A Uninvited, I felt this was a critical meeting E If we didn't address the issue, it would be too late B I inject energy in a situation that is usually boring D They ask me back next time C My regret seems endless C Bumper to bumper traffic on my way is endless F I scramble to my seat, wondering if I should apologize D It figures this would be the occasion it starts on time A Finance is meticulous about their meeting B Numbers cascade making it incomprehensibly boring E Others arrive, unnoticeably late E The chair of the board anticipates being late C The agenda is endless B Doodling in my pad, this is really boring F The door bursts open and he doesn't apologize A I got stuck in another meeting D I'll try not to let it happen next time D Eager to make up for lost time E We accept his excuse for being late A And we proceed with the meeting C His introduction is endless F Checking my watch, I apologize B I have another meeting which will be even more boring B Are there no meetings that aren't boring? D Consuming my precious time F Without the decency to apologize E Shifting my day to where I have to stay late C The pile of work on my desk is endless A Then there's the unscheduled meeting BE It starts late again, and to no surprise it's boring DC time seems endless FA at least for this meeting, somebody finally managed to apologize Written by: Tracy Lynn Repchuk Go here to post your lesson results |
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