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VERSES |
Stanzas |
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STANZAIC |
Pertaining to, or consisting of, stanzas; as, a couplet
in stanzaic form. |
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EPIPHORA |
The emphatic repetition of a word or phrase, at the end
of several sentences or stanzas. |
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OCTAVE |
The first two stanzas of a sonnet, consisting of four
verses each; a stanza of eight lines. |
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ACROSTIC |
A Hebrew poem in which the lines or stanzas begin with
the letters of the alphabet in regular order (as Psalm cxix.). See
Abecedarian. |
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BALLAD |
A popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or
singing; as, the ballad of Chevy Chase; esp., a sentimental or romantic
poem in short stanzas. |
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REFRAIN |
The burden of a song; a phrase or verse which recurs at
the end of each of the separate stanzas or divisions of a poetic
composition. |
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SONNET |
A poem of fourteen lines, -- two stanzas, called the
octave, being of four verses each, and two stanzas, called the sestet,
of three verses eac... |
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CHORUS |
Parts of a song or hymn recurring at intervals, as at the
end of stanzas; also, a company of singers who join with the singer or
choir in singer or choir in singing such parts. |
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METRE |
Rhythmical arrangement of syllables or words into verses,
stanzas, strophes, etc.; poetical measure, depending on number,
quantity, and accent ... |
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BALLADE |
...d in
English, in which three or four rhymes recur through three stanzas of
eight or ten lines each, the stanzas concluding with a refrain, and t... |
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INTERLUDE |
...n the
parts of a song or cantata, or the acts of a drama; especially, in
church music, a short passage played by the organist between the
sta... |
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AIR |
... in
consecutive single tones, so as to form a symmetrical and balanced
whole, which may be sung by a single voice to the stanzas of a hymn or
... |