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Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories
YOURS IS BIGGER THAN MINE	Martin Brown	Terza Rima	emotions,
My Place In A Natural Station	Tom Cook	Terza Rima	god, nature, poets,
Factual truth	liam mcdaid	Terza Rima	abuse, corruption, creation, earth,
I MADE MY BED AND SLEPT IN IT	Martin Brown	Terza Rima	emotions, forgiveness,
A Face	Shelva SMenon	Terza Rima	image,
THE BOOZE DIDN'T LET ME	Martin Brown	Terza Rima	emotions, fun,
In My Heart Your Song Is Ever Singing - Valentine's Collection	Vladislav Raven	Terza Rima	desire, dream, love, night,
Fallen Empire	David Cardamone	Terza Rima	analogy,
The Pilgrim's Ghost of a Thousand Heavenly Dreams	liam mcdaid	Terza Rima	allegory, creation, dream, fantasy,
Pearl of a great price	liam mcdaid	Terza Rima	beautiful, blessing, creation, destiny,
The Iceman	Marylou Bondi	Terza Rima	depression, family, loneliness,
Scratching at my Soul	jay moore	Terza Rima	crazy, dark, death, evil,
Rose petals	liam mcdaid	Terza Rima	angel, beautiful, blessing, deep,
Called history repeating itself	liam mcdaid	Terza Rima	emotions, feelings, peace, truth,
Ugly government bodies	liam mcdaid	Terza Rima	blessing, child, emotions, faith,
Falling from the clouds	liam mcdaid	Terza Rima	angel, beautiful, blessing, love,
That Ancient Darkside of All Hallows Eve Past	liam mcdaid	Terza Rima	dark, evil, fantasy, god,
Strength in Unity	Caren Krutsinger	Terza Rima	angel, humanity, universe,
Autumnal Love	MAHTAB BANGALEE	Terza Rima	how i feel, love,
Lets Re-Love	MAHTAB BANGALEE	Terza Rima	love,
That Ancient Darkside of All Hallow's Eve Past	Gary Bateman	Terza Rima	dark, evil, fantasy, god,
You came to me an angel dressed in light	liam mcdaid	Terza Rima	angel, beautiful, beauty, blessing,
The Pilgrim's Ghost of a Thousand Heavenly Dreams	Gary Bateman	Terza Rima	allegory, creation, dream, fantasy,
Hard Look in the Mirror	Jacob Jones	Terza Rima	emotions, life, self,
A Salt's Serenade	Gregory R Barden	Terza Rima	age, happiness, nature, ocean,
Word Songs	Harley White	Terza Rima	bird, creation, emotions, feelings,
Awakening darkness escapes into shadows	liam mcdaid	Terza Rima	deep, emotions, fate, feelings,
Ghost of your presence enters	liam mcdaid	Terza Rima	beautiful, blessing, love, moon,
I LOVE Meditation Mediating Mindful Poems	Anil Deo	Terza Rima	abuse, change, christian, deep,
The Mind's Cornfield	Gary Bateman	Terza Rima	allegory, death, emotions, faith,
Candid	Abraham Elizondo	Terza Rima	books, clothes, deep, girl,
The Strawberry Moon	Gary Bateman	Terza Rima	beautiful, god, heaven, imagery,
Misted moonlight	liam mcdaid	Terza Rima	angel, emotions, faith, love,
No Yield to Defeat In Our Love Field	john sensele	Terza Rima	poems,
A Night at Fire Station Number 9	Thomas Koron	Terza Rima	appreciation, courage, fire, hero,
Aborted rights remain valid facts to speak up	liam mcdaid	Terza Rima	abortion, abuse, anger, animal,
Standards slip backwards	liam mcdaid	Terza Rima	abuse, betrayal, conflict, corruption,
Sailing Away Under a Silver Moon Forever	liam mcdaid	Terza Rima	beautiful, dream, emotions, imagery,
Burnt remains lost without peace	liam mcdaid	Terza Rima	betrayal, color, conflict, death,
Death Becomes Me	Rebecca Huxley	Terza Rima	abortion, bereavement, depression, grief,
Sailing Away Under a Silver Moon Forever	Gary Bateman	Terza Rima	beautiful, dream, emotions, imagery,
O April Rain	John Gondolf	Terza Rima	april, nature, rain, spring,
A Springtime Ritual in Texas	John Gondolf	Terza Rima	flower, nature, spring,
Sitting At Twilight Time	Evie CW	Terza Rima	appreciation, beauty,
Life's Lullaby	john sensele	Terza Rima	poems, , Lullaby,
Cupid Commemorations	john sensele	Terza Rima	poems,
Trixie Lou, Two Points of View	Caren Krutsinger	Terza Rima	11th grade, 12th grade,
Strife And Victory	Andrew Crisci	Terza Rima	destiny, forgiveness, god, happiness,
Fragrance is One	Sheryl Martin	Terza Rima	islamic, spiritual,
I feel Love	liam mcdaid	Terza Rima	emotions, feelings, light, moon,

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Terza Rima Poems. Examples of Terza Rimas and a list of poems in the correct poetic form and technique. Share and read Terza Rima poetry while accessing rules, topics, ideas, and a comprehensive literary definition of a Terza Rima.

Brief Definition

A Terza Rima is a type of poem which is made up of three-line stanzas linked to each other by rhyme. Each stanza, or tercet, introduces a new rhyme in its middle line, while the first and third lines continue a rhyme from the previous stanza. So the rhyme scheme is going to be A-B-A, B-C-B, C-D-C, and so on.

Typically a terza rima poem ends with a single line that repeats the rhyme of the middle line from the last tercet, or a couplet with two lines that both use the last middle line's rhyme: B-C-B, C-D-C, D, or DD.

The Italian term, literally "third rhyme", indicates that this form is much more widespread in Italian, a language where rhymes are more plentiful than in English. Dante introduced the form in the 14th century, and his Divine Comedy and Inferno are the most celebrated examples of terza rima. English poets have used it successfully, however, including Chaucer, Milton, Shelley and T.S. Eliot.

Terza Rima Poem Example

Beauty Kisses The Beast

Sun golden shining warm upon the back speaks
wind cutting cold chills freezing thoughts held
captivating love standing a vigil faraway dream

Touching warm fingers of light in a deep blue painted sky
bewitching clouds gunbarrel grey shooting magic wishes
silver shading arrow points out into the softest peach charms spells

Everything spellbinding shines amazing beautiful enchanting 
snow covered mountains cold winds howling and whistling tunes
bells in the distance calls you're the rock one clings to on Trawbrega's shores

Drawing behind the eyes wind bellowing whispers a blessing tides turn waves
inside joy burns one candle warmly flickering happiness butterflies dance
blue blazes to see the soul of a deeply treasured jewel forever sings



unrhymed tercet