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(n)
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
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Poetic form in general.
A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence.
(countable) A word that rhymes with another.
A person who writes poems.
Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.
(v)
(intransitive, stative) To perceive sounds through the ear.
A melody.
(music) A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.
A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
(slang, chiefly sports) A contest that is decidedly one-sided; an overwhelming victory.
A surname from Mandarin of Chinese origin.
A surname from Mandarin of Chinese origin, the 63rd most common in China.
(usually in the plural) The words of a song or other vocal music.
The art or composition of poetry.
(poetry) A type of poem, consisting of five tercets and one quatrain, with only two rhymes.
(poetry) A highly structured poem consisting of six six-line stanzas followed by a tercet or envoy, for a total of thirty-nine lines.
A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.
A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
(adj)
(colloquial, slang, informal) Extending beyond the usual or ordinary.
(transitive) To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
Relating to rural life and scenes, in particular of poetry.
A short, simple verse or song.
An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience.
(poetry) The after song; the part of a lyric or choral ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe.
(poetry) An eight-line poem whose rhyme scheme is ABaAabAB and whose lines are in iambic tetrameter.
(poetry) A unit of a poem, written or printed as a paragraph; equivalent to a verse.
A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.
A small book, usually made from a single sheet, folded several times, containing poems, ballads or religious tracts.
A word, phrase or longer text in which the typeface or the layout has some special significance.
A literary quotation placed at the beginning of a book or other text.
(publishing) A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.
Relating to poetry.
A poem in four lines.
A brief but witty saying.
A work in a Japanese prosimetric style combining prose and haiku.
Of or pertaining to stanzas.
(art) A follower of any of the various artistic schools known as imagism
A humorous rhyme of four lines with the rhyming scheme AABB, usually regarding a person mentioned in the first line.
(linguistics, literature) Written in a mixed language, one that combines elements from several.
rhyme
(poetry) A line in a poem having four metrical feet.
An inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased.
A line in a poem having three metrical feet.
Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.
Alternative spelling of senryū. [(poetry) A haiku-like poem of up to 17 syllables that is usually humorous or satirical.]
A constructed language intended to be used by the global scientific community.
Pertaining to ekphrasis; clear, lucid.
having corrnesponding sounds especially terminal sounds
An oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.
(poetry) A form of poetry utilising precise imagery and clear language.
An autobiography; a book describing the personal experiences of an author.
An introduction, preface or preamble.
A surname.
(literature) A pair of lines, typically with rhyming end words.
A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.
A technique in poetry whereby a sentence is carried over to the next line without pause.
(drama, authorship) A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters.
A song or poem celebrating a marriage.
Having no rhyme.
Resembling a song
(poetry) A comic or humorous verse, usually irregular in measure.
(uncountable) A poetic metre in which each line has six feet.
(drama) The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.
A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella.
(philosophy, literature) The theory of poetry, or of literature in general.
(religion, music) A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God.
(poetry) A poetic form mostly used for love poetry in Middle Eastern, South, and Central Asian poetry.
Lavish with praise; admiring, approving, complimentary.
Synonym of pantoum.
A form of Japanese verse in five lines of 5, 7, 5, 7, and 7 morae.
(transitive) To make poetic, or express in poetry.
A form of Japanese poetry formed from linked haikus.
The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized.
A poem written in such a style.
(now literary) Alternative form of poesy. [A poem.]
(dated) A female poet.
(prosody) An iamb; a line or group of lines of iambs.
A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
Containing or characterized by invocation; invoking.
A rhymer; a poetaster
A short novel or long short story.
A short play (dramatic work).
A surname
Of or relating to the skalds (Norse poets).
(countable) A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else, for example from literature or a famous speech.
A poem written in such a way that the lines form a pattern, usually related to the subject-matter of the poem.
A visually evocative poem or other piece of writing.