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terze rime

terze rime is the plural of terza rima.

Meaning of terza rima

Noun

terza rima (usually uncountable, plural terze rime)

  1. (usually) An arrangement of triplets, generally in iambic pentameter in English, with rhyme scheme aba bcb cdc.
    • 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...1865, Dante Alighieri, “preface”, in John Dayman, transl., The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: Translated in Terza Rima by John Dayman, page viii

Questions about terze rime

What is terze rime the plural of?
Terze rime is the plural of terza rima.

Words near terze rime in the dictionary

  1. terylene
  2. terylenes
  3. terza rima
  4. terzanelle
  5. terzanelles
  6. terze rime
  7. terzet
  8. terzets
  9. terzetta
  10. terzettas
  11. terzetti

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