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Rareottava rima
The correct spelling is ottava rima.
How to pronounce ottava rima
noun
IPA: /ɒˌtɑːvə ˈɹiːmə/
Say it like: Ott-ava- ri-ma
The correct spelling is ottava rima. An arrangement of stanzas of eight lines in heroic verse, with three rhymes, the first six lines rhyming alternately and the last two forming a couplet (ab ab ab cc).
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noun
- 1.An arrangement of stanzas of eight lines in heroic verse, with three rhymes, the first six lines rhyming alternately and the last two forming a couplet (ab ab ab cc).
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