Poetry

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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Versicle

Literature; Poetry

A little verse; also, a short passage said or sung by a leader in public worship and followed by a response from the people.

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 ...

Whimsy

Literature; Poetry

A fanciful or fantastic creation in writing or art.

Wordsmith

Literature; Poetry

A person who works with words; a skillful writer.

Whimsey

Literature; Poetry

A fanciful or fantastic creation in writing or art.

Trochee

Literature; Poetry

A metrical foot with a long or accented syllable followed by a short or unaccented syllable, as in only or total, or the opening line of Poe's "The Raven," Once up | on a | midnight | ...