terza

Example:Dante's 'Divine Comedy' is renowned for its use of terza rima, a form of poetry featuring a continuous rhyme scheme in tercets.

Definition:A rhyming verse form with a complex interlocking rhyme scheme, consisting of tercets (three-line groups of verse), often found in poetic works such as Dante's 'Divine Comedy'.

Example:The terza voce in Palestrina's 'Missa Papae Marcelli' provides texture and depth to the choral setting.

Definition:In choral or vocal music, a third voice part added to a two-voiced or two-part setting, often used to add texture and depth to the music, especially common in Renaissance music.

Example:In 'The Great Gatsby', Fitzgerald uses a terza persona, narrating the story through an unreliable narrator.

Definition:A third person point of view in literature or narrative, often distinguishing between the narrator and the characters, used to maintain objectivity and distance.