poem

an epic in Latin by Virgil; tells the adventures of Aeneas after the Trojan War; provides an illustrious historical background for the Roman Empire

a narrative epic poem written by Dante

a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy

a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy

an epic poem written in Middle High German and based on the legends of Siegfried and Teutonic kings

a poem having lines beginning with letters of the alphabet in regular order

verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus

a narrative poem of popular origin

either of two distinct works in Old Icelandic dating from the late 13th century and consisting of 34 mythological and heroic ballads composed between 800 and 1200; the primary source for Scandinavian mythology

a poem consisting of 3 stanzas and an envoy

unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)

a mournful poem; a lament for the dead

a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds

Old French epic poems

an epic poem adapted for recitation

a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter

unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern

an epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines

a short poem of songlike quality

a lyric poem with complex stanza forms

a French verse form of 10 or 13 lines running on two rhymes; the opening phrase is repeated as the refrain of the second and third stanzas

English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third

a shorter form of rondeau

a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme

a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd

a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg

a sonnet consisting of three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab bcbd cdcd ee

a form of Japanese poetry; the 1st and 3rd lines have five syllables and the 2nd, 4th, and 5th have seven syllables

a verse form with a rhyme scheme: aba bcb cdc, etc.

a piece of poetry

a witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets and mentioning a famous person

a comic verse of irregular measure

a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba

a short verse said or sung by a priest or minister in public worship and followed by a response from the congregation

(Roman Catholic Church) a Latin versicle meaning `lift up your hearts'