Terza Rima Definition

tĕrtsə rēmə
terze rime
noun
A verse form of Italian origin, made up of tercets, the second line of each tercet rhyming with the first and third lines of the next one (aba, bcb, cdc, etc.)
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Terza Rima

Noun

Singular:
terza rima
Plural:
terze rime

Origin of Terza Rima

  • Italian terza feminine of terzo third rima rhyme

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Italian, meaning third rhyme.

    From Wiktionary

Terza Rima Sentence Examples

  • In the autumn of 1504 he began his Decennali, or Annals of Italy, a poem composed in rough terza rima.

  • Sidney followed with the sestine and terza rima and with various experiments in classic metres, none of which took root on English soil.

  • Among his other productions was an edition of Hesiod's Works and Days, with valuable notes, and a translation in terza rima.

  • Besides these lyrical compositions are the semi-epical or allegorical Trionfi - Triumphs of Love, Chastity, Death, Fame, Time and Divinity, written in terza rima of smooth and limpid quality.

  • Help - Rhyme forms Terza rima stanza Three line stanza, commonly iambic pentameter.

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Words Starting With

TTETER

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AMAIMA

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