Search:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
ottava rima
1820, Italian, "eight-lined stanza," literally "eighth rhyme," from
ottava
"eighth" (see
octave
). A stanza of eight 11-syllable lines, rhymed
a b a b a b c c
, but in the Byronic variety, they are English heroic lines of 10 syllables.
