poema

Definitions of poema
  1. noun
    a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
    synonyms: verso
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    examples:
    La Ilíada
    a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy
    La Odisea
    a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy
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    balada, romance
    a narrative poem of popular origin
    balada
    a poem consisting of 3 stanzas and an envoy
    verso blanco
    unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)
    elegía
    a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
    poema épico
    a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
    verso libre
    unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern
    poema lírico
    a short poem of songlike quality
    rondel
    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
    soneto
    a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
    rima
    a piece of poetry
    versículo
    a short verse said or sung by a priest or minister in public worship and followed by a response from the congregation
    jingle
    a comic verse of irregular measure
    cantar de gesta
    Old French epic poems
    rapsodia
    an epic poem adapted for recitation
    oda
    a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
    sursum corda, sursuncorda
    (Roman Catholic Church) a Latin versicle meaning `lift up your hearts'
    verso heroico
    a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
    type of:
    composición literaria
    imaginative or creative writing
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