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What is an example of tercet?

Tercet Example:

From "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe:

> Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

> Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—

> When the nights were long and cold, and the days were short and old,

This is a tercet from the famous poem "The Raven". It features three lines with a distinct rhyme scheme (A-B-A). Here, the rhyme scheme is "dreary" - "weary" - "lore."

Another Tercet Example:

From "Ode to a Nightingale" by John Keats:

> My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains

> My sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk,

> Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains

This tercet uses the rhyme scheme "pains" - "drains" - "drunk" (A-B-A).

These are just two examples of tercets. They are often used in poetry for their melodious flow and memorable rhyme schemes.

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