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单词 terza rima
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Definition of terza rima in English:

terza rima

noun ˌtɛːtsə ˈriːməˌtərtsə ˈrimə
Prosody
  • An arrangement of triplets, especially in iambic pentameter, that rhyme aba bcb cdc etc., as in Dante's Divine Comedy.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is an elegantly satisfying form, a dramatic equivalent of terza rima, which democratically gives each actor two scenes each.
    • Dante's terza rima is frustratingly hard to get right in English, and many translators have nearly gone mad trying to get it right.
    • In the fifth assignment we finally stared metre directly in the face: the assignment was to write a sonnet, terza rima or ottava rima, in iambic pentametre.
    • He favours challenging rhyme schemes and difficult forms, such as the sestina and terza rima.
    • Merwin opts not to follow the terza rima strictly, or rather he rhymes so freely that he chooses not to speak of it.

Origin

Italian, literally 'third rhyme'.

Rhymes

beamer, blasphemer, Colima, creamer, dreamer, emphysema, femur, Iwo Jima, Kagoshima, lemur, Lima, oedema (US edema), ottava rima, Pima, reamer, redeemer, schema, schemer, screamer, seamer, Selima, steamer, streamer, Tsushima
 
 

Definition of terza rima in US English:

terza rima

nounˌtərtsə ˈrēməˌtərtsə ˈrimə
Prosody
  • An arrangement of triplets, especially in iambs, that rhyme aba bcb cdc, etc., as in Dante's Divine Comedy.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is an elegantly satisfying form, a dramatic equivalent of terza rima, which democratically gives each actor two scenes each.
    • Merwin opts not to follow the terza rima strictly, or rather he rhymes so freely that he chooses not to speak of it.
    • In the fifth assignment we finally stared metre directly in the face: the assignment was to write a sonnet, terza rima or ottava rima, in iambic pentametre.
    • Dante's terza rima is frustratingly hard to get right in English, and many translators have nearly gone mad trying to get it right.
    • He favours challenging rhyme schemes and difficult forms, such as the sestina and terza rima.

Origin

Italian, literally ‘third rhyme’.

 
 
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