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| accentual |
of or pertaining to accent or stress in poetry. [2 definitions] |
| alexandrine |
(sometimes cap.) in poetry, a twelve-syllable line with alternating unstressed and stressed syllables, usu. with a clear pause after six syllables. [1/2 definitions] |
| antistrophe |
in ancient Greek poetry or theater, the return movement made by the chorus in response to the previous strophe. (Cf. strophe.) [1/2 definitions] |
| Apollo |
the god of light, music, poetry, and healing in Greek and Roman mythology. Apollo was also the god of prophecy. People travelled to his shrine at Delphi to ask questions about future events. |
| assonance |
in poetry, use of the same vowel sounds in the accented syllables but with different consonants, as in "deep" and "feet". [1/2 definitions] |
| bard |
in ancient Celtic times, a person who composed and recited or sang epic poetry. [1/2 definitions] |
| book |
a work of literature, such as a novel or a volume of poetry. [1/3 definitions] |
| cadence |
a rhythmic pattern of movement, as in music or poetry. [1/3 definitions] |
| calliope |
(cap.) in Greek mythology, the Muse of epic or heroic poetry. [1/2 definitions] |
| canzone |
a lyric poetry form used by Provençal or Italian troubadours in the thirteenth century. |
| chant |
to sing or read psalms, prayers, or poetry in a chanting style. [1/7 definitions] |
| comma |
a punctuation mark (,) used to separate words, phrases, or other elements in a sentence, particulars in a list, or thousands in written numerals, or to indicate a pause, as in poetry. |
| concrete poetry |
a form of poetry in which the arrangement of words and phrases on the printed page is intended to convey a visual as well as poetic image. |
| couplet |
two successive lines of poetry that usu. rhyme and have the same meter, and often form a single unit of meaning. |
| decasyllable |
a word or line of poetry having ten syllables. |
| dirge |
any mournful music, poetry, or sounds resembling a lament for the dead. [1/2 definitions] |
| Edda |
either of two early Icelandic literary works, one a collection of religious and mythological poems, and the other a summary of Norse mythology and a manual on poetry. |
| fiction |
writing that tells a story made up in a writer's imagination. Fiction is usually written in prose, not poetry. Novels, short stories, and tales are pieces of fiction. [1/2 definitions] |
| foot |
the smallest unit of poetry, consisting of two or three syllables with a certain specified pattern of stresses, such as an iamb or dactyl. [1/10 definitions] |
| free verse |
poetry in which there are no regular rhymes, stanzaic forms, or metrical patterns. |
| hemistich |
half or nearly half of a line of verse or poetry, esp. when a caesura divides the line. [2 definitions] |
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