terza rima

ter·za ri·ma

T0123900 (tĕr′tsə rē′mə)n. pl. ter·ze ri·me (tĕr′tsĕ rē′mĕ) A verse form of Italian origin, written in lines of 10 or 11 syllables, in which the middle line of each tercet rhymes with the first and third lines of the following tercet.

[Italian : terza, feminine of terzo, third + rima, rhyme.]

terza rima

(ˈtɛətsə ˈriːmə) n, pl terze rime (ˈtɛətseɪ ˈriːmeɪ) (Poetry) a verse form of Italian origin consisting of a series of tercets in which the middle line of one tercet rhymes with the first and third lines of the next[C19: from Italian, literally: third rhyme]

ter•za ri•ma

(ˈtɛrt sə ˈri mə)
n. a verse form composed of interlinking tercets, the middle line of each tercet rhyming with the first and last lines of the following tercet. [1810–20; < Italian: third rhyme]

terza rima

A series of tercets rhyming aba, bcb, cdc, and so on.

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terza rima - a verse form with a rhyme scheme: aba bcb cdc, etc.poem, verse form - a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

Terza Rima

a verse form consisting of three-line stanzas linked by the rhyme scheme aba, bcb, cdc, ded, ... yzy z. The terza rima is thus a continuous rhyming chain of any length, suitable for large-scale works. It was first used in Italian poetry of the 13th century and became an accepted verse form with its appearance in Dante’s The Divine Comedy. The terza rima was imitated in almost all the European literatures, especially by the German romantics and Russian symbolists, but its later use was limited to experimentation and stylization.

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terza rima

ter•za ri•ma

terza rima

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noun a verse form with a rhyme scheme: aba bcb cdc, etc

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