ottava
/oʊˈtɑːvə/
noun
- A stanza of eight lines, typically in iambic pentameter, with a rhyme scheme of abababcc.
- The poet wrote the epic in ottava rima, a challenging eight-line stanza form.
- Many Renaissance poems use ottava stanzas for their musical rhythm.
- She studied how ottava structure affects the flow of a narrative poem.