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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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Poetry

wrenched accent

Literature; Poetry

A forced change in the normal accent of a word syllable(s) to make the word conform to the prevailing metrical pattern. While it may result from faulty versification, it was conventional in the folk ...

wordsmith

Literature; Poetry

A person who works with words; a skillful writer.

whimsy

Literature; Poetry

A fanciful or fantastic creation in writing or art.

whimsey

Literature; Poetry

A fanciful or fantastic creation in writing or art.

vowel rhyme

Literature; Poetry

see Assonance

wedge verse

Literature; Poetry

See Rhopalic

well-versed

Literature; Poetry

A state of familiarity with poetics accomplished by reading this Glossary.

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