An Ottava Rima is a poem written in 8-line octaves. Each line is of a 10 or 11 syllable count in the following rhyme scheme:
one octave poem. abababcc
two octave poem. abababcc, dededeff
three octave poem. abababcc, dededeff, ghghghii
Remember rhyming lines should have the same or a very close number of syllables.
Here is a link for an example of an Ottava Rima
http://allpoetry.com/poem/3679740
Good Luck and don't forget send or post link here of your finished poem
Cindy
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