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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

dysphemism

Literature; Poetry

The substitution of a disagreeable, offensive or disparaging expression to replace an agreeable or inoffensive one.

echo

Literature; Poetry

The repetition of particular sounds, syllables, words or lines in poetry.

dramatic poem

Literature; Poetry

A composition in verse portraying a story of life or character, usually involving conflict and emotions, in a plot evolving through action and dialogue.

dramatic monologue

Literature; Poetry

A literary work which consists of a revealing one-way conversation by a character or persona, usually directed to a second person or to an imaginary audience. It typically involves a critical moment ...

dorian ode

Literature; Poetry

See Pindaric Verse

double dactyl

Literature; Poetry

A word with two dactyls, such as counterintelligence or parliamentarian; also, a modern form of light verse consisting of two quatrains with two dactyls per line. The first line is a hyphenated ...

dochmii

Literature; Poetry

In ancient Greek prosody, a metrical foot consisting of five syllables, the first and fourth being short and the second, third and fifth long.

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