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ottava rima::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | stanza |
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ottava rima
An ottava rima was often used for long narratives, especially epics and mock heroic poems.
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The rhyme scheme of each stanza is known as ottava rima.
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In Italian, because of the common rhymed endings, the effect of ottava rima is often highly comedic or highly tragic.
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Ariosto composed the poem in the ottava rima rhyme scheme and introduced narrative commentary throughout the work.
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The highly urban provinces of northern and central Italy are also known for the medieval sung poetry ottava rima, especially in Tuscany, Lazio and Abruzzo.
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The poem is an ottava rima consisting of 3 parts, the first and the last with 8 lines each and the second containing 3 stanzas of 8 lines.
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