Ottava ___ (verse form) NYT Crossword Clue Puzzle Answer from August 31, 2024
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Updated Aug 31, 2024
Ottava ___ (verse form) NYT Crossword Clue Answer
Let’s find the answers to Ottava ___ (verse form) NYT for the August 31, 2024 edition of NYT crossword puzzle. Answer Contains 4 letters. Start with R and end with A, and the possible solutions are RACA, RAGA, RIMA.
Here is the right answer to the crossword clue Ottava ___ (verse form) NYT featured in the NYT puzzle. The correct answer to this clue is RIMA.
The crossword clue “Ottava ___ (verse form)” with the answer "RIMA" refers to "Ottava Rima," a specific type of poetic stanza form that originated in Italy. "Ottava Rima" consists of eight lines, each written in iambic pentameter, and follows a rhyme scheme of ABABABCC.
This verse form has been used by many poets, including famous ones like Ludovico Ariosto in "Orlando Furioso" and Lord Byron in "Don Juan." The term "Ottava" means "eighth" in Italian, indicating the eight-line structure, and "Rima" means "rhyme," referring to the pattern of end rhymes.
This clue last seen in NYT Crossword Puzzle on August 31, 2024. You can also get all other NYT hints and answers here.
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