He walked calmly upon the red-cast stage,
and spoke of recent creations he bore,
that helped usher in a new golden age.
From a past project that opened the door,
came an auburn marvel to introduce
a new generation to mutant lore.
A group assembled, ready to seduce
comic fans left longing for a fair chance
for classic stories to be well produced.
Photo by Alex de Koning on Unsplash
Terza rima is a poetic form using three-line stanzas (tercets) with an interlocking chain-rhyme scheme (ABA BCB CDC). Created in Italy by Dante Alighieri for the Divine Comedy, the middle line of each stanza sets the rhyme for the next, creating a forward pull that finishes with a final line or couplet.
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