Literatuur - Poëzie-elementen

a syllable in a line of verse that is either long or short, depending on the context of the poem or the specific metrical pattern being used

onzekere letterklank

the stressed or accented syllable or part of a metrical foot

arsis

the rhythm or flow of sound in speech or music, often characterized by the rise and fall of pitch and the length of syllables or notes

cadentie

a rhetorical break or pause in the middle of a line of poetry, in modern prosody

cesuur

any of the sections into which a long poem is divided

canto

two consecutive lines of verse, equal in length that usually rhyme

couplet

agreement between the sound or the ending of a word and another word

rijm

a line of verse that ends with a complete pause and a grammatical or logical conclusion, often indicated by punctuation such as a period or comma

eindstop

the continuation of a sentence or clause beyond the end of a line of verse, without a grammatical pause or conclusion

enjambement

the basic unit of verse meter, consisting of one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllables

voet

a half-line of verse, either the first or second half of a line, separated by a pause or caesura

hemistich

a pair of rhymed verses, consisting of ten syllables and five stresses, or an iambic pentameter

heroïsch couplet

a metrical line of poetry consisting of six feet

hexameter

a metrical foot in poetry consisting of two syllables, the first unstressed and the second stressed

iambus

a metrical unit in poetry consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

jambe

a rhyme in poetry that occurs in the middle of a single line of verse

interne rijm

a row of printed or written letters or characters that form words

regel

the point at which a line of poetry ends and a new line begins, often used by poets to create emphasis, pause, or structure within a poem

regelonderbreking

a unit of rhythm or meter in poetry, consisting of one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllables

metrische voet

a type of rhyme scheme in poetry where rhyming words or syllables appear in unexpected places within a line

off-centered rijm

a metrical line of poetry consisting of five feet

pentameter

the systematic study of metrical structures and sounds in poetry

prosodie

a poem that has four lines

kwatrijn

a repeated line or phrase in a poem or song, typically at the end of each stanza or verse

refrein

a series of lines in a poem, usually with recurring rhyme scheme and meter

strofe

a rhythmic and structural division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together as a unit

strofe

a metrical foot in poetry consisting of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable

trocheus

the stress or emphasis placed on a particular syllable or word within a line of verse

accent

a series of lines forming a unit in a song or poem

strofe

a set of words that usually have a rhythmic pattern

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