What rhyme scheme does the terza rima of Dante's Comedy follow?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. ABA BCB CDC, each tercet linking with the next
- Step 1: Dante invented the terza rima: each tercet has three hendecasyllables. Step 2. The middle line of one tercet rhymes with the first and third lines of the next, a chain that ends the canto with a single line. Answer: ABA BCB CDC. Why not the others: the other schemes describe alternate rhyme, monorhyme tercets and the Petrarchan sonnet.
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