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

In modern poetry, a stanza or rhythmic system of two or more lines arranged as a unit. In classical poetry, a strophe is the first division in the triadic structure of Pindaric verse, corresponding ...

stream of consciousness

Literature; Poetry

See Interior Monologue

stress

Literature; Poetry

The relative force or prominence of word sounds or syllables in verse, i.e., the degree of accent.

strain

Literature; Poetry

A passage or piece of poetry; a flow of eloquence, style or spirit in expression.

stichomythia

Literature; Poetry

A dramatic dialogue of lively repartee in alternate verse lines. (When half-lines instead of whole lines are used for this technique, it is called hemistichomythia)

stornello verses

Literature; Poetry

Verses which include the repetition of certain words in changing order and varied placement.

stichomythy

Literature; Poetry

A dramatic dialogue of lively repartee in alternate verse lines. (When half-lines instead of whole lines are used for this technique, it is called hemistichomythia)