plural ottava rimas
: a stanza of eight lines of heroic verse with a rhyme scheme of abababcc
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The poet also elevated the ottava rima, a verse form that had been more commonly associated with popular minstrels.
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Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2024
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Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2024
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