OTTAVA RIMA


Meaning of OTTAVA RIMA in English

[ ɒˌtα:və'ri:mə ]

■ noun a form of poetry consisting of stanzas of eight lines of ten or eleven syllables, rhyming abababcc .

Origin

C18: from Ital., lit. 'eighth rhyme'.

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