Poetry

(linguistics, poetry) the use of isosyllabic verse.; "But it is likewise true that — especially in the context of the eighteenth century — anape…

use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "initial rhyme such as ‘around the rock the ragged rasc…

use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "initial rhyme such as ‘around the rock the ragged rasc…

unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)

a mournful poem; a lament for the dead

the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause

the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause

unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern

an epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines

use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "initial rhyme such as ‘around the rock the ragged rasc…

use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "initial rhyme such as ‘around the rock the ragged rasc…

a mournful poem; a lament for the dead

a lyric poem with complex stanza forms

a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern

of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way); "lyric poetry"

literature in metrical form

literature in metrical form

a piece of poetry

the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements; "the rhythm of Frost's poetry"

the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements; "the rhythm of Frost's poetry"

a piece of poetry

literature in metrical form

the section of a choral ode answering a previous strophe in classical Greek drama; the second of two metrically corresponding sections in a poem

ode sung by the chorus in classical Greek drama

a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed

a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry

a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry

an ode honoring a bride and bridegroom

an ode with several stanzas

a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse

a stanza of eight lines of heroic verse with the rhyme scheme abababcc

an ode form used by Pindar; has triple groups of triple units

an ode form used by Pindar; has triple groups of triple units

a stanza of four lines

a stanza form having seven lines of iambic pentameter; introduced by Chaucer

an ode with several stanzas

a rhythmic group of six lines of verse

a stanza with eight lines of iambic pentameter and a concluding Alexandrine with the rhyme pattern abab bcbc c; "the Spenserian stanza was intro…

one section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama

a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme

a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line

a comic verse of irregular measure; "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind"

a body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme

a comic verse of irregular measure; "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind"

a song in celebration of a marriage

a song in celebration of a marriage