versbouw

Definitions of versbouw
  1. noun
    the form or metrical composition of a poem
    synonyms: versificatie
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    rijm, rijmpje, vers
    correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
    cadans, slotcadans, slotcadens
    (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
    binnenrijm
    a rhyme between words in the same line
    alliteratie, allitteratie, beginrijm, stafrijm
    use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
    assonantie, halfrijm, klinkerrijm
    the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
    samenklank
    the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words
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