Terza Rima
A terza rima is composed of multiple
tercets
There are ____ lines in a tercet
3
There are ____ lines in a diamante poem.
7
Do terza rima poems rhyme?
Yes
Do tercets often rhyme?
Yes
Do diamante poems rhyme?
No
The rhyme scheme of terza rimas is
ABA BCB CDC DED
The rhyme scheme of a tercet is usually
AAA or ABA
What gives a diamante poem its diamond shape?
The number of words in each line
Terza rimas originated in
Italy
There once was a boy | Whose shoe was stolen | He cried for many days
Is this a tercet?
No
A diamante poem follows a pattern using
parts of speech
Diamante poems usually start with what part of speech?
subject