ottava rima

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɒˌtɑːvə ˈɹiːmə/

Noun

uncountable usually

(poetry) 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).

Japanese Meaning

英雄詩で用いられる8行からなるスタンザの詩形。最初の6行は交互に韻を踏み、最後の2行は対句でまとめられている。

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The poet experimented with ottava rima to give his epic a formal, lyrical momentum.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その詩人は、自分の叙事詩に形式的で抒情的な勢いを与えるため、英雄詩の八行連という詩形（前六行が交互に韻を踏み、最後の二行がカップレットになる：ab ab ab cc）を試した。

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(poetry) 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).

ottave rime

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