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Difficulty: MediumPoetic Structure and Form

Based on the formal rules governing fixed poetic structures, supply the correct literary term to complete the statement below.

Answer:A three-line stanzaic pattern in poetry that employs an interlocking rhyme scheme of aba bcb cdc ded is termed 【terza rima】.

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terza rima
Terza rima is a fixed poetic verse form composed of three-line stanzas (tercets) utilizing an interlocking or chain rhyme pattern (aba bcb cdc ded), originally invented by Dante Alighieri.

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Examine the structural parameters defined in the prompt: three-line stanzas (tercets) connected through a chain rhyme sequence where line 2 of one stanza rhymes with lines 1 and 3 of the next.
Recognized the interlocking pattern aba bcb cdc.
This specific chain-rhyme structure is the primary defining characteristic of Italian terza rima verse.

Key Concept

Terza Rima Interlocking Stanza Structure
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Poetic Structure and Form

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