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11Aeolic verse — is a classification of Ancient Greek lyric poetry referring to the distinct verse forms characteristic of the two great poets of Archaic Lesbos, Sappho and Alcaeus, who composed in their native Aeolic dialect. These verse forms were taken up and… …
12chapter and verse — I. noun (plural chapters and verses) Etymology: so called from the tradition of citing biblical sources by chapter and verse number 1. : the exact reference or source of information or justification for what one has said or written he claims, and …
13free verse — noun unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern • Syn: ↑vers libre • Hypernyms: ↑poem, ↑verse form * * * noun Etymology: translation of French vers libre : verse whose meter is irregular in some respect or who …
14Blank verse — Blank Blank, a. [OE. blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, fr. F. blanc, fem. blanche, fr. OHG. blanch shining, bright, white, G. blank; akin to E. blink, cf. also AS. blanc white. ?98. See {Blink}, and cf. 1st {Blanch}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of a white… …
15Neck verse — Neck Neck (n[e^]k), n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.] 1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many… …
16chapter and verse — 1. any specific chapter and verse of the Bible, as used when citing the text. 2. full, cited authority, as for any quotation, opinion, action, etc.: Give me chapter and verse for the information you ve provided so far. 3. Informal. a. detailed… …
17chapter and verse — chap′ter and verse′ n. 1) cvb bib any specific chapter and verse of the Bible, as used when citing the text 2) cvb full, cited authority, as for any quotation, opinion, action, etc • Etymology: cvb 1620–30 …
18light verse — n. verse, usually rhymed, in which the subject is treated humorously, as parodies, limericks, etc …
19Carmen (verse) — In Ancient Rome, the term carmen was generally used to signify a verse; but in its proper sense, it referred to a spell or prayer, form of expiation, execration, etc. Surviving examples include the Carmen Arvale and the Carmen Saliare . 1728]… …
20Blank verse — (engl., spr. blänk wörs), der reimlose fünffüßige Jambus, das eigentliche dramatische Versmaß der Engländer, wie nach ihrem Vorgang auch der Deutschen. Er wurde in England zuerst von Surrey (gest. 1547) als Metrum für epische Dichtungen… …
