Terza rima is a form of poetry that consists of tercets, or three-line stanzas, in which the second line of each stanza rhymes with the first and third lines of the following stanza. It is commonly associated with Dante's "Divine Comedy."
The type of poetry described is a terza rima, featuring three-line stanzas with the rhyme scheme ABA BCB CDC, and so on.
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Dante Alighieri is credited with popularizing and perfecting the terza rima form in his epic poem "The Divine Comedy." However, he did not invent the form, which existed before him and was used by other poets in different works.
A peculiar and complicated system of versification, borrowed by the early Italian poets from the Troubadours.
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a form of poetry that has three-line stanzas with the rhyme scheme aba, bcb
A 10-line poem is called a decastich and a 13-line poem is called a terza rima.
Rhymed lines that are usually of the same length and form a stanza are a poem. There are several stanza forms including the couplet, tercet, terza rima, quatrain, rhyme royal, ottava rima, sonnet, Spenserian stanza, and others.
A poem with 3 stanzas, each with 3 lines, is called a "tercet." Tercets are commonly used in poetry and can be found in various poetic forms, such as haiku, villanelle, or terza rima. This form of poetry allows for a concise and structured presentation of ideas or emotions.
This type of poetry is called a "terza rima" which consists of three-line stanzas where the first and third lines rhyme, and the middle line sets up the rhyme for the following tercet. An example of this is Dante Alighieri's "The Divine Comedy".