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| alliterate |
to form or compose (speech or verse) using alliteration. [1/2 definitions] |
| blank verse |
unrhymed verse, usu. in iambic pentameter. |
| caesura |
a break or hesitation in a line of verse, usu. necessitated by the sense of the words. |
| distich |
two successive lines of verse, usu. forming a self-contained statement; couplet. |
| doggerel |
of verse, trivial or mundane in thought, or crude in form. [2 definitions] |
| greeting card |
a card that is imprinted with a design or picture and often a verse, sent on a holiday or special occasion to a friend, relative, or the like. |
| haiku |
a Japanese verse form of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables respectively, or any poem written in this form. |
| hemistich |
half or nearly half of a line of verse or poetry, esp. when a caesura divides the line. [2 definitions] |
| heptameter |
a line or unit of verse consisting of seven metrical feet or measures. |
| heroic verse |
any verse form traditionally used for epic or dramatic poetry, such as iambic pentameter for English poetry. |
| iamb |
in metric verse, a foot of two syllables in which the first is short and the second long, or the first unstressed and the second stressed. |
| imagism |
a literary movement of the early twentieth century, esp. among English and American poets, that emphasized the use of precise images, free verse, and everyday speech. |
| jingle |
a light, catchy, and bouncy song or poem, esp. a piece of rhyming verse set to music for advertising or the like. [1/5 definitions] |
| Kaddish |
the five-verse form of this prayer recited by mourners following the death of a close relative. [1/2 definitions] |
| masque |
a work of dramatic verse composed specifically for such entertainment. [1/3 definitions] |
| metric2 |
rhythmic according to a pattern, as in verse; metrical. |
| pentameter |
a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet. [2 definitions] |
| poem |
a piece of writing, often in rhythmic verse and sometimes rhyming, that is characterized by vivid, compressed language and strong emotional force. [1/2 definitions] |
| quatrain |
a group of four lines of verse, esp. one in which every other line rhymes. |
| refrain2 |
a phrase or verse repeated at regular intervals in a poem or song, esp. at the end of each stanza. [1/2 definitions] |
| responsory |
a responsive verse or set of verses spoken or sung in a church service. |
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