All verse synonyms
verse
V v noun verse
- blank verse β Blank verse is poetry that does not rhyme. In English literature it usually consists of lines with five stressed syllables.
- couplet β A couplet is two lines of poetry which come next to each other, especially two lines that rhyme with each other and are the same length.
- concerto β A concerto is a piece of music written for one or more solo instruments and an orchestra.
- libretto β the text or words of an opera or similar extended musical composition.
- epode β A form of lyric poem written in couplets, in which a long line is followed by a shorter one.
- limerick β a county in N Munster, in the SW Republic of Ireland. 037 sq. mi. (2686 sq. km).
- haiku β a major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons.
- canto β a main division of a long poem
- lay β to bring about or affect by lying (often used reflexively): to lie oneself out of a difficulty; accustomed to lying his way out of difficulties.
- balladry β ballad poetry or songs
- half-rhyme β rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours.
- oldie β a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- quatrain β a stanza or poem of four lines, usually with alternate rhymes.
- distich β a unit of two lines of verse, usually a self-contained statement; couplet.
- ode β a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- measure β a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- half rhyme β rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours.
- corsage β A corsage is a very small bunch of flowers that is fastened to a woman's dress below the shoulder.
- chorale β A chorale is a piece of music sung as part of a church service.
- boutonniere β a flower or flowers worn in a buttonhole, as of a lapel
- alliteration β Alliteration is the use in speech or writing of several words close together which all begin with the same letter or sound.
- concerti β a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
- cantata β A cantata is a fairly short musical work for singers and instruments.
- canticle β a nonmetrical hymn, derived from the Bible and used in the liturgy of certain Christian churches
- doggerel β comic or burlesque, and usually loose or irregular in measure. rude; crude; poor.
- lyric β (of poetry) having the form and musical quality of a song, and especially the character of a songlike outpouring of the poet's own thoughts and feelings, as distinguished from epic and dramatic poetry.
- composition β When you talk about the composition of something, you are referring to the way in which its various parts are put together and arranged.
- lyrics β The words to a song (or other vocal music).
- main body β the hull, as distinguished from the rest of a ship.
verb verse
- disciplining β Present participle of discipline.
- disciplined β having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.