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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.

Contributors in Poetry

Poetry

epithalamium

Literature; Poetry

A nuptial song or poem in honor of the bride and bridegroom.

epithet

Literature; Poetry

An adjective or adjectival phrase, usually attached to the name of a person or thing.

epigraph

Literature; Poetry

A quotation, or a sentence composed for the purpose, placed at the beginning of a literary work or one of its separate divisions, usually suggestive of the theme.

epinician

Literature; Poetry

A song in celebration of triumph; an ode in praise of a victory in the Greek games or in war.

epinikion

Literature; Poetry

A song in celebration of triumph; an ode in praise of a victory in the Greek games or in war.

epinicion

Literature; Poetry

A song in celebration of triumph; an ode in praise of a victory in the Greek games or in war.

epistrophe

Literature; Poetry

Also called epiphora, the repetition of a word or expression at the end of successive phrases or verses.

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