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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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open couplet
Literature; Poetry
A couplet of the Romantic period with run-on lines, in which the thought was carried beyond the rhyming lines of the couplet.
ottava rima
Literature; Poetry
Italian verse form of eight lines in rhyme scheme a-b-a-b-a-b-c- c. Eg Ariosto's 'Orlando Furioso' and Byron's 'Don Juan'
odeon
Literature; Poetry
A small roofed theater in ancient antiquity devoted to the presentation of musical and poetic works to the public in competition for prizes.
octosyllable
Literature; Poetry
A metrical line of eight syllables, such as iambic, tetrameter, or a poem composed of eight-syllable lines.
ode
Literature; Poetry
A type of lyric or melic verse, usually irregular rather than uniform, generally of considerable length, and sometimes continuous, sometimes divided in accordance with transitions of thought and mood ...
occasional poem
Literature; Poetry
A poem written for a particular occasion, such as a dedication, birthday, or victory. The encomium, elegy, prothalamium, and epithalamium are examples of occasional poems.
