a poem or other piece of writing in which certain letters of each line, usually the initial letters, spell out a word or phrase

the use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of the words in a verse or sentence, used as a literary device

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

a verse without rhyme, especially one with ten syllables and five stresses, known as an iambic pentameter

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

any of the sections into which a long poem is divided

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

a metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables

poetry that is loosely styled by an irregular rhythm, intended to have a comic effect

a poem in the narrative or speech form, in which the speaker's character is revealed while describing a situation or a series of events

a pair of verses, one with six strong syllables and the other with five, especially in Latin and Greek prosody

a song or poem expressing sadness, especially in the memory of a dead person or a bitter event in the past

the continuation of a line of poetry into another couplet or stanza without a break

a long poem in narrative form giving an account of the extraordinary deeds and adventures of a nation's heroes or legends

a short poem or phrase that expresses a single thought satirically, often ending in a clever or humorous way

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

a type of verse without rhyme that has an irregular rhythm

a Japanese poem with three unrhymed lines that have five, seven and five syllables each

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

a metrical line of poetry consisting of six feet

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

a line of verse common in English poetry with five metrical feet that each follows an unstressed-stressed pattern

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

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

a humorous poem of five anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme of aabba

the arrangement of unstressed and stressed syllables in a verse that produces the rhythm

a lyric poem, written in varied or irregular metrical form, for a particular object, person, or concept

a metrical line of poetry consisting of five feet

involving or relating to poetry

the study of poetry, literary works, aesthetics, etc.

poems in general or as a whole

the systematic study of metrical structures and sounds in poetry

a poem that has four lines

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

to put words with similar ending sounds together while writing poetry

the act of scanning a line of poetry to find its meter

a poetry competition in which contestants recite their poems and the audience chooses the winner

a verse of Italian origin that has 14 lines, usually in an iambic pentameter and a prescribed rhyme scheme

poetry that is intended to be recited to an audience

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

a set of words that usually have a rhythmic pattern

the practice of writing poetry especially with regular pattern or the pattern in which verse is written