By Jacqueline Osherow.

By Janan Platt.

Perhaps the most famous example of terza rima in English. From Francis T. Palgrave's 19th century anthology, "The Golden Treasury." Notice that the tercets and final couplets have not been separated by spaces.

A terza rima that describes the "personality" of a terza rima. With html code for transferring the terza rima to your site and links to "personality quizzes" for other poetic forms.

An explanation of the form, with references to numerous examples and a brief discussion of Ciardi's and Pinsky's translations of Dante, from the Academy of American Poets.

Explanation, history, and step-by-step instructions for writing by Smitha Chakravarthula. Includes examples.

A brief description of the form with an interesting review of Pinsky's attempt to translate Dante's terza rima.

A description by a student in Rios' course with examples, including Frost's "Acquainted with the Night."

Description and examples from a course taught by Alberto Rios.

A brief description of the form from an English handbook at Emory University with examples.

Descriptions of the forms with Robert Frost's "Acquainted with the Night" as an example of a terza rima sonnet.

A description of the form for beginning writers. Part of a larger writing workshop called "Wordweave."