Italian Iambic Pentameter Poem Types

Ottava rima is an Italian verse form comprised of octaves that use ten or eleven syllables per line. (Originally eleven, then reimagined as ten in English.) The form has been predominantly used for epic poetry and has a simple rhyme scheme that lends itself well to being expanded out into longer poems.

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Terza rima is a verse form of Italian origin consisting of tercets, or three-line stanzas. Terza rima poems are a demanding form of poetry as it uses a complex rhyming scheme usually in iambic pentameter.

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