Terza rima

//ˌtɝtsə ˈɹimə// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An arrangement of triplets, generally in iambic pentameter in English, with rhyme scheme aba bcb cdc. uncountable, usually

    "In attempting to make the ‘Divina Commedia’ better known to English readers, it might have been held only a fitting mark of deference to my original to reproduce it, if practicable, in the metre of the poet's own choice. But on the appearance of my ‘Inferno,’ its Terza Rima was denounced as the one ‘deleterious ingredient’ which corrupted the version throughout, […]"

  2. 2
    a verse form with a rhyme scheme: aba bcb cdc, etc. wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian terza rima (literally “third rhyme”).

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