ottava rima
Meaning
An arrangement of stanzas of eight lines in heroic verse, with three rhymes, the first six lines rhyming alternately and the last two forming a couplet (ab ab ab cc).
Translations
ottavaPronounced as (IPA)
/ɒˌtɑːvə ˈɹiːmə/
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian ottava rima (literally “eighth rhyme”).
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