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caesura — caesural, caesuric, adj. /si zhoor euh, zoor euh, siz yoor euh/, n., pl. caesuras, caesurae /si zhoor ee, zoor ee, siz yoor ee/. 1. Pros. a break, esp. a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse, and marked in scansion by a double vertical … Universalium
feminine caesura — noun : a caesura that follows an unstressed or short syllable see epic caesura, lyric caesura * * * Pros. a caesura occurring immediately after an unstressed or short syllable. * * * feminine caesura noun One which does not immediately follow the … Useful english dictionary
lyric caesura — noun : a feminine caesura that follows an unstressed syllable required by the meter (as in Housman s “they cease not fighting ‖ east and west”) contrasted with epic caesura … Useful english dictionary
Serbian epic poetry — (Српске епске народне песме) is a form of epic poetry originating in the Serbian lands, today s Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Croatia. The main cycles were composed by unknown Serb authors between the 14th and 19th centuries.… … Wikipedia
Dactylic hexameter — (also known as heroic hexameter ) is a form of meter in poetry or a rhythmic scheme. It is traditionally associated with the quantitative meter of classical epic poetry in both Greek and Latin, and was consequently considered to be the Grand… … Wikipedia
Old English literature — This article is part of a series on: Old English Dialects … Wikipedia
Meter (poetry) — In poetry, meter (metre in British English) is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse. Many traditional verse forms prescribe a specific verse meter, or a certain set of meters alternating in a particular order. The study of… … Wikipedia
Anglo-Saxon literature — (or Old English literature) encompasses literature written in Anglo Saxon (Old English) during the 600 year Anglo Saxon period of England, from the mid 5th century to the Norman Conquest of 1066. These works include genres such as epic poetry,… … Wikipedia
Saturnian (poetry) — Saturnian meter or verse is an old Latin and Italic poetic form, of which the principles of versification have become obscure. Only 132 complete uncontroversial verses survive. 95 literary verses and partial fragments have been preserved as… … Wikipedia
prosody — prosodic /preuh sod ik/, prosodical, adj. /pros euh dee/, n. 1. the science or study of poetic meters and versification. 2. a particular or distinctive system of metrics and versification: Milton s prosody. 3. Ling. the stress and intonation… … Universalium
