Talk:Sicilian octave

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[edit] Merge?

I don't know whether Sicilian octave will grow much (though examples could and probably will be added), but the problem with merging it to ottava rima is that they're really not the same thing. The rhyme scheme is different, of course, but more importantly, the Sicilian octave (whatever one's opinion on the controversy of its origin) clearly developed in relation to the emergence of the sonnet, whereas the ottava rima has nothing to do with the sonnet; it is related to the canzone. I'll admit it's not an earth-shaking issue, but I think a merge would be inaccurate. Please note also that the Sicilian octave article was created as part of the WikiProject Missing articles, which means that other encyclopedias have had stand-alone articles on the term. Chick Bowen 14:50, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

• No comments since October, no consensus, so removed merge tag. Thatcher131 04:02, 17 February 2006 (UTC)