tercet

/'tə:səl/ Cách viết khác : (tiercet) /'tə:sit/
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tercet

A poet writes a tercet in her notebook.

Definition

Noun: 1. A group or set of three lines of verse: In poetry, a tercet is a stanza consisting of three lines, often rhyming together or with an adjacent tercet. 2. A group of three musical notes performed in the time of two or four: In music, a tercet (or triplet) is a group of three notes of equal duration played in the time normally occupied by two notes of the same kind.

Usage Examples
  • The poet used a tercet to conclude the sonnet, creating a powerful and compact final thought.
  • Dante's is famously written in tercets using a specific interlocking rhyme scheme known as .
  • The composer inserted a rapid tercet of sixteenth notes to add rhythmic complexity to the phrase.
Advanced Usage
  • Terza rima: A specific and influential verse form consisting of linked tercets with an interlocking rhyme scheme (ABA, BCB, CDC, etc.).
    • Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind" is a masterful example of English poetry written in terza rima.
  • Triplet: In music, "triplet" is the more common term for a tercet of notes.
    • The jazz pianist's improvisation was filled with syncopated triplets.
Variants and Related Words
  • Triad (n): A group or set of three connected people or things. (e.g., ).
  • Trio (n): A group of three people or things, especially musicians. (e.g., ).
  • Triplet (n): 1. One of three children born at the same time. 2. In music, synonymous with a tercet of notes. 3. In poetry, a less common synonym for a tercet, especially one with a single rhyme (AAA).
Synonyms
  • Triplet (for poetry and music)
  • Three-line stanza (for poetry)
Related Phrases
  • Enclosed tercet: A tercet with a rhyme scheme that isolates it, such as ABA.
  • Terza rima stanza: A tercet that is part of the continuous form.
tercet

A poet writes a tercet in her notebook.

Noun
  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one