Poetry

Poetry

Poetry is a form of literary art making use of rythmic and aesthetic qualities of language to evoke meanings. Poetry has a long history evolving from folk music.

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Poetry

A medieval narrative poem or tale typically describing the downfall of a great person; a drama, usually in verse, portraying a conflict between a strong-willed protagonist and a superior force such ...

tragic hero

Literature; Poetry

See hamartia

tribrach

Literature; Poetry

A metrical foot of three short syllables.

trimeter

Literature; Poetry

A line of verse consisting of three metrical feet or three dipodies.

tone

Literature; Poetry

The poet's or persona's attitude in style or expression toward the subject, e.g., loving, ironic, bitter, pitying, fanciful, solemn, etc. Tone can also refer to the overall mood of the poem itself, ...