rima

Definitions of rima
  1. noun
    a piece of poetry
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    type of:
    componimento poetico, composizione poetica, metro, poema, poesia
    a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
  2. noun
    a line of metrical text
    synonyms: verso
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    type of:
    linea, riga, rigo
    text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
  3. noun
    literature in metrical form
    synonyms: poesia
  4. noun
    correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
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    types:
    assonanza
    the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
    consonanza
    the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words
    type of:
    verseggiatura
    the form or metrical composition of a poem
  5. noun
    a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
    synonyms: componimento poetico, composizione poetica, metro, poema, poesia
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    epopea, epos
    a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
    lirica
    a short poem of songlike quality
    sonetto
    a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
    versetto
    a short verse said or sung by a priest or minister in public worship and followed by a response from the congregation
    rapsodia
    an epic poem adapted for recitation
    ode
    a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
    type of:
    componimento
    imaginative or creative writing
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