terza rima
noun
ter·za ri·ma
ˌtert-sə-ˈrē-mə 
: a verse form consisting of tercets usually in iambic pentameter in English poetry with an interlaced rhyme scheme (such as aba, bcb, cdc)
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Kendrick Lamar might be influenced by Dante’s terza rima verse form!
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Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
Jean Hollander, the author of several books of poetry, took on the translation of the verse — an already herculean task made more difficult by the challenge of re-creating Dante’s terza rima tercets in English.
—Washington Post, 18 June 2021
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Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
Jean Hollander, the author of several books of poetry, took on the translation of the verse — an already herculean task made more difficult by the challenge of re-creating Dante’s terza rima tercets in English.
—Washington Post, 18 June 2021
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“Terza rima.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terza%20rima. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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