What is terza rima ?
Correct answer: C. A poetic form with an interlocking three-line rhyme scheme
- A. A traditional type of poetry rejected by Dante in favor of new rhyme schemes
- B. A form of blank verse
- C. A poetic form with an interlocking three-line rhyme scheme
- D. A poetic form with five-line stanzas
Explanation
Terza rima uses three-line units whose rhymes interlock, commonly represented as ABA BCB CDC. The middle rhyme of one tercet becomes the outer rhyme of the next.
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