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romance stanza — noun : a six line verse stanza common in metrical romances in which lines 1, 2, 4, and 5 of 4 accents each are rhymed and lines 3 and 6 of 3 accents each are rhymed … Useful english dictionary
PROSODY, HEBREW — This article is a survey of the history of Hebrew poetic forms from the Bible to the present time. The entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction the variety of formal systems the specific nature of hebrew literary history … Encyclopedia of Judaism
South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… … Universalium
Poetry — This article is about the art form. For other uses, see Poetry (disambiguation). Literature Major forms Novel · Poem · Drama Short story · Novella … Wikipedia
tail-rhyme romances — A tail rhyme stanza might take many forms, but most typically it consists of a rhyming pair of long lines followed by a shorter line (the “tail”). The three line pattern is repeated, with the third lines rhyming, to form a six line stanza… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… … Universalium
Poems by Edgar Allan Poe — This article lists all known poems by American author and critic Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849), listed alphabetically with the date of their authorship in parentheses. Contents 1 An Acrostic (1829) 2 Al Aaraaf (1829) … Wikipedia
List of literary terms — The following is a list of literary terms; that is, those words used in discussion, classification, criticism, and analysis of literature.: See also: Glossary of poetry terms, Literary criticism, Literary theory CompactTOC8 name=Contents… … Wikipedia
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight — is a late 14th century Middle English alliterative romance outlining an adventure of Sir Gawain, a knight of King Arthur s Round Table. In the tale, Sir Gawain accepts a challenge from a mysterious warrior who is completely green, from his… … Wikipedia
Kharja — The kharja (in Arabic , meaning final ), also known as jarcha in Spanish, is the final refrain of a muwashshah , a lyric genre of Al Andalus (the Islamic Iberian Peninsula) written in Classical Arabic or Hebrew.The muwashshah consists of five… … Wikipedia
