What is the specific rhyme scheme of the 'ottava rima' stanza used by Byron in 'Don Juan'?
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Correct answer: ABABABCC
Ottava rima consists of eight iambic lines, usually pentameters, with the rhyme scheme ABABABCC. The final couplet is often used by Byron to deliver a witty or bathos-filled punchline.
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