dichtstuk

Definitions of dichtstuk
  1. noun
    a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
    synonyms: gedicht, poëem, poëma
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    ballade, draairichting
    a narrative poem of popular origin
    ballade
    a poem consisting of 3 stanzas and an envoy
    elegie, grafdicht, grafzang, klaagdicht, klaaglied, klaagzang, lamento, lijkdicht, lijkzang, nenia, requiem, treurdicht, treurlied, treurzang
    a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
    dichtwerk, epiek, epos, heldendicht, heldenepos, poëzie
    a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
    haiku
    an epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines
    lyriek
    a short poem of songlike quality
    rondeau, rondeel
    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
    klinkdicht, sonnet
    a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
    terzine
    a verse form with a rhyme scheme: aba bcb cdc, etc.
    rijm, rijmpje, vers
    a piece of poetry
    gerijmel, jingle, kreupelrijm, rijmelarij, rijmerij, rinkel
    a comic verse of irregular measure
    limerick
    a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba
    ridderepos
    Old French epic poems
    rapsodie
    an epic poem adapted for recitation
    canticum, hymne, lofdicht, loflied, lofzang, ode
    a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
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