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'''Ottava rima''' is a [[stanza]]ic form originating in [[Italy]]. It is normally in [[iambic pentameters]] and the rhyme scheme is abababcc. Its best known use is probably in the ''[[Orlando Furioso]]'' of [[Ludovico Ariosto|Ariosto]], a light-hearted,<ref>Reynolds, B, (trans). Orlando Furioso. Penguin Classics. 1975</ref> mock-heroic epic. [[Lord Byron|Byron]] used it for his ''[[Don Juan]]'', also in the light-hearted, impetuous style. | |||
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Ottava rima is a stanzaic form originating in Italy. It is normally in iambic pentameters and the rhyme scheme is abababcc. Its best known use is probably in the Orlando Furioso of Ariosto, a light-hearted,[1] mock-heroic epic. Byron used it for his Don Juan, also in the light-hearted, impetuous style.
- ↑ Reynolds, B, (trans). Orlando Furioso. Penguin Classics. 1975