* POETRY * ODE a lyric poem [n -S] EPIC a long narrative poem [n -S] : EPICAL [adj], EPICALLY [adv] EPOS an epic poem [n -ES] IDYL a poem or prose work depicting scenes of rural simplicity [n -S] IAMB a type of metrical foot [n -S] : IAMB IAMBIC IAMBUS (-S; also: IAMBI) POEM a composition in verse [n -S] POET one who writes poems [n -S] RIME to {rhyme=v} [v RIMED, RIMING, RIMES] SCOP an Old English poet [n -S] CANTO a division of a long poem [n -TOS] DUMKA a Slavic folk ballad [n -KY] ELEGY a mournful poem for one who is dead [n -GIES] ENVOI the closing of a poem or prose work [n -S] EPODE a type of {poem=n} [n -S] FYTTE a division of a poem or song [n -S] HAIKU a Japanese poem [n -S] ICTUS a recurring stress or beat in a poetical form [n -ES] : ICTIC [adj] ILIAD a long poem [n -S] LYRIC a lyrical poem [n -S] MAKAR a {poet=n} [n -S] PAEAN a song of joy [n -S] PAEON a metrical foot of four syllables [n -S] POESY {poetry=n} [n -ESIES] RHYME to compose verse with corresponding terminal sounds [v RHYMED, RHYMING, RHYMES] : RIME, RHYMER(s) SKALD an ancient Scandinavian poet [n -S] : SKALDIC [adj] STICH a line of poetry [n -S] : STICHIC [adj] TANKA a Japanese verse form [n -S] VERSE to {versify=v} [v VERSED, VERSING, VERSES] : VERSER(s) ALCAIC a type of verse form [n -S] BALLAD a narrative poem or song [n -S] : BALLADIC [adj], BALLADRY, BALLADE(s) BARDIC {poetic=adj} [adj] BERIME to {berhyme=v} [v -RIMED, -RIMING, -RIMES] CRETIC a type of metrical foot [n -S] DACTYL a type of metrical foot [n -S] DIPODY a {dimeter=n} [n -DIES] : DIPODIC [adj] EPOPEE an epic poem [n -S] : EPOPOEIA EROTIC an amatory poem [n -S] : EROTICAL [adj] HEROIC an epic verse [n -S] IAMBIC an {iamb=n} [n -S] : IAMB IAMBIC IAMBUS (-S; also: IAMBI) IAMBUS an {iamb=n} [n -BUSES or -BI] : IAMB IAMBIC IAMBUS (-S; also: IAMBI) OTTAVA an {octave=n} [n -S] PASSUS a section of a story or poem [n -ES] POETIC pertaining to {poetry=n} [adj] POETRY literary work in metrical form [n -RIES] RHYMER one that {rhymes=v} [n -S] RONDEL a rondeau of 14 lines [n -S] : RONDELLE(s) SENRYU a Japanese poem [n SENRYU] SESTET a stanza of six lines [n -S] SONNET to compose a sonnet (a type of poem) [v -NETED, -NETING, -NETS or -NETTED, -NETTING, -NETS] : SONNETEER(s) STANZA a division of a poem [n -S] : STANZAED, STANZAIC [adj] TERCET a group of three lines of verse [n -S] VERSER a {verseman=n} [n -S] VERSET a {versicle=n} [n -S] ANAPEST a type of metrical foot [n -S] : ANAPAEST ANAPEST ANAPESTIC ANAPHOR a word or phrase that takes reference from a preceding word or phrase [n -S] : ANAPHORIC BALLADE a type of {poem=n} [n -S] : BALLAD(s) BERHYME to compose in rhyme [v -RHYMED, -RHYMING, -RHYMES] : BERIME BUCOLIC a pastoral poem [n -S] CAESURA a pause in a line of verse [n -RAS or -RAE] : CAESURAL, CAESURIC [adj] CANZONA {canzone=n} [n -S] CANZONE a form of lyric poetry [n -NI or -NES] : CANZONA(s) COUPLET a pair of successive lines of verse [n -S] DIMETER a verse of two metrical feet [n -S] DISTICH a {couplet=n} [n -S] : DISTICHAL ECLOGUE a pastoral poem [n -S] ELEGIAC a type of verse [n -S] FLYTING a dispute in verse form [n -S] GEORGIC a poem about farming [n -S] IMAGISM a movement in poetry [n -S] IMAGIST an adherent of imagism [n -S] PANTOUM a verse form [n -S] POETESS a female {poet=n} [n -ES] POETICS poetic theory or practice [n] POETISE to {poetize=v} [v -ISED, -ISING, -ISES] : POETISER(s) POETIZE to write poetry [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES] : POETISE, POETIZER(s) PROSODY the study of poetical forms [n -DIES] : PROSODIC [adj] PYRRHIC a type of metrical foot [n -S] RONDEAU a short poem of fixed form [n -DEAUX] SAPPHIC a type of verse form [n -S] SESTINA a type of verse form [n -S] : SESTINE(s) SESTINE {sestina=n} [n -S] SEXTAIN a stanza of six lines [n -S] SHIVITI a plaque with a Hebrew verse [n -S] SPONDEE a type of metrical foot [n -S] : SPONDAIC(s) TRIOLET a short poem of fixed form [n -S] TRIPODY a verse of three metrical feet [n -DIES] TRISEME a type of metrical foot [n -S] : TRISEMIC [adj] TROCHEE a type of metrical foot [n -S] VERSIFY to change from prose into metrical form [v -FIED, -FYING, -FIES] : VERSIFIER(s) VIRELAI {virelay=n} [n -S] VIRELAY a medieval French verse form [n -LAYS] : VIRELAI(s) ACROSTIC a poem in which certain letters taken in order form a word or phrase [n -S] : ACROSTICAL(ly) ANAPAEST {anapest=n} [n -S] : ANAPAEST ANAPEST ANAPESTIC ANAPHORA the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses or sentences [n -S] : ANAPHORAL BACCHIUS a type of metrical foot [n -CHII] BALLADRY ballad poetry [n -RIES] CHIASMUS a reversal of word order between parallel phrases [n -MI] : CHIASTIC [adj] CHORIAMB a type of metrical foot [n -S] CINQUAIN a stanza of five lines [n -S] CLERIHEW a humorous poem [n -S] DACTYLIC a verse consisting of dactyls [n -S] DOGGEREL trivial, awkwardly written verse [n -S] DOXOLOGY a hymn or verse of praise to God [n -GIES] ENJAMBED marked by the continuation of a sentence from one line of a poem to the next [adj] EPOPOEIA {epopee=n} [n -S] GLYCONIC a type of verse line [n -S] HEXAPODY a line of verse with six feet [n -DIES] HYMENEAL a wedding song or poem [n -S] LIMERICK a humorous verse [n -S] MADRIGAL a short lyric poem [n -S] MONOPODY a measure consisting of a single metrical foot [n -DIES] OCTONARY a stanza of eight lines [n -NARIES] POETICAL {poetic=adj} [adj] : POETICALLY, POETICALNESS POETISER {poetizer=n} [n -S] POETIZER one that {poetizes=v} [n -S] : POETISER(s) POETLESS lacking a poet [adj] POETLIKE resembling a {poet=n} [adj] QUATRAIN a stanza of four lines [n -S] RHAPSODE a reciter of epic poetry in ancient Greece [n -S] RHAPSODY an exalted expression of feeling [n -DIES] RONDELET a rondeau of 5 or 7 lines [n -S] RONDELLE {rondel=n} [n -S] RUBAIYAT four-lined stanzas in Persian poetry [n RUBAIYAT] SCANSION the analysis of verse into metrical feet and rhythm patterns [n -S] SENARIUS a Greek or Latin verse consisting of six metrical feet [n -NARII] SIRVENTE a satirical medieval song or poem [n -S] SPONDAIC a {spondee=n} [n -S] TELESTIC a type of {acrostic=n} [n -S] : TELESTICH(s) TRIBRACH a type of metrical foot [n -S] TRIMETER a verse of three metrical feet [n -S] TRISTICH a stanza of three lines [n -S] TROUVERE a medieval poet [n -S] TROUVEUR {trouvere=n} [n -S] UNPOETIC [adj] UNRHYMED [adj] VERSEMAN one who versifies [n VERSEMEN] VERSICLE a short line of metrical writing [n -S] ANAPESTIC {anapest=n} [n -S] : ANAPAEST ANAPEST ANAPESTIC ANAPHORIC [adj] : ANAPHORICALLY BALLADEER [n -S] BALLADIST [n -S] HEMISTICH [n -S] HEXAMETER [n -S] HEXASTICH [n -S] MISRHYMED [adj] MONORHYME [n -S] : MONORHYMED [adj] MONOSTICH [n -S] NONPOETIC [adj] OCTAMETER [n -S] POETASTER [n -S] POETICISM [n -S] POETICIZE [v -D -S -ZING] RHYMELESS RHYMESTER [n -S] SONNETEER [n -S] : SONNETEERING(s) SONNETIZE [v -D -S -ZING] TELESTICH [n -S] VERSIFIER [n -S] ACROSTICAL [adj] : ACROSTICALLY ANTIPOETIC [adj] DISYLLABLE [n -S], DISYLLABIC [adj] : DISSYLLABLE(s) HEPTAMETER [n -S] MYTHOPOEIA [n -S] : MYTHOPOETIC [adj] PENTAMETER [n -S] TETRAMETER [n -S] DISSYLLABLE [n -S] : DISYLLABLE(s) MYTHOPOETIC [adj] : MYTHOPOETICAL TRISYLLABLE [n -S], TRISYLLABIC [adj] DECASYLLABIC [n -S] DECASYLLABLE [n -S] MONOSYLLABIC [adj] MONOSYLLABLE [n -S] OCTOSYLLABIC [n -S] OCTOSYLLABLE [n -S] POETICALNESS [n -ES] POLYSYLLABIC [adj] POLYSYLLABLE [n -S] SONNETEERING [n -S] VERSIFICATION [n -S] HENDECASYLLABLE [n -S] : HENDECASYLLABIC [adj] * List compiled from OWL2 + Long List by Rebecca Slivka