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Ode

A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; esp., now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style.

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Epithalamium 76% connected

A nuptial song, or poem in honor of the bride and bridegroom.

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Pindaric 76% connected

Of or pertaining to Pindar, the Greek lyric poet; after the style and manner of Pindar; as, Pindaric odes.

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Lyric 76% connected

Alt. of Lyrical

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Isosyllabism noun · 78% connection

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

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Alliteration noun · 78% connection

The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals; as i…

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Beginning rhyme noun · 78% connection

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 r…

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Blank verse noun · 78% connection

unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)

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Elegy noun · 78% connection

A mournful or plaintive poem; a funereal song; a poem of lamentation.

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Enjambement noun · 78% connection

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

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Enjambment noun · 78% connection

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

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Free verse noun · 78% connection

unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern

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Haiku noun · 78% connection

an epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines

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Head rhyme noun · 78% connection

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 r…

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Initial rhyme noun · 78% connection

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 r…

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Lament verb · 78% connection

To express or feel sorrow; to weep or wail; to mourn.

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Stanza noun · 78% connection

A number of lines or verses forming a division of a song or poem, and agreeing in meter, rhyme, number of lines, etc., with other divi…

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Vers libre noun · 78% connection

unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern

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Alto noun · 78% connection

Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or counter-tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest female, or contralto, voices, be…

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Ballad noun · 78% connection

A popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; as, the ballad of Chevy Chase; esp., a sentimental or romantic po…

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Cantata noun · 78% connection

A poem set to music; a musical composition comprising choruses, solos, interludes, etc., arranged in a somewhat dramatic manner; origi…

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Chant verb · 78% connection

To utter with a melodious voice; to sing.

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Choral adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to a choir or chorus; singing, sung, or adapted to be sung, in chorus or harmony.

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Composition noun · 78% connection

The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients.

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Dithyramb noun · 78% connection

A kind of lyric poetry in honor of Bacchus, usually sung by a band of revelers to a flute accompaniment; hence, in general, a poem wri…

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Ditty verb · 78% connection

A saying or utterance; especially, one that is short and frequently repeated; a theme.

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Economic development noun · 78% connection

the sustained, concerted actions of policy makers and communities that promote the standard of living and economic health of a specifi…

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Epode noun · 78% connection

The after song; the part of a lyric ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe, -- the ancient ode being divided into strophe, anti…

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Generosity noun · 78% connection

Noble birth.

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George noble unknown · 78% connection

A gold noble of the time of Henry VIII. See Noble, n.

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Georgic adjective · 78% connection

A rural poem; a poetical composition on husbandry, containing rules for cultivating lands, etc.; as, the Georgics of Virgil.

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Idyl noun · 78% connection

A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the idyls of Theocritus; also, any poem, especially a narrative or descriptive poem…

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Interlude noun · 78% connection

A short entertainment exhibited on the stage between the acts of a play, or between the play and the afterpiece, to relieve the tedium…

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Lyricism noun · 78% connection

A lyric composition.

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Musical adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music; or the power of producing music; devoted to music; melodious; harmonious; as…

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Noble superl. · 78% connection

Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a noble natur…

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