The repetition in Sestina of the Tramp-Royal by Rudyard Kipling emphasizes themes of displacement and impermanence. It creates a sense of cyclical movement, mirroring the tramp's transient lifestyle. The repeated words form a structure that reflects the monotony and unpredictability of the tramp's existence.
Sestina
Repetition focuses mostly on end words.
A speaker who is not the poet himself
A sestina is a poetic form that consists of six stanzas, each with six lines, followed by a three-line stanza. The sestina's unique structure involves the repetition of six end-words in a specific pattern throughout the poem.
John E. Sestina was born in 1942.
letting the definition of the repeated words change slightly each time
A provencal verse is a sestina.
DEATH and blueberry pancakes.
Sestina
They are sestinas.
A poetic form that repeats six end words in different contexts.
"Gold" is the main element used in the poem "Sestina of the Tramp-Royal" by Rudyard Kipling. It symbolizes wealth, success, and power throughout the poem, as the speaker reflects on the allure and pitfalls of pursuing material riches.