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Epopoeia :: Epopoeia (n.) An epic poem; epic poetry.

Gradus :: Gradus (n.) A dictionary of prosody, designed as an aid in writing Greek or Latin poetry..

Genius :: Genius (n.) The peculiar structure of mind with whoch each individual is endowed by nature; that disposition or aptitude of mind which is peculiar to each man, and which qualifies him for certain kinds of action or special success in any pursuit; special taste, inclination, or disposition; as, a genius for history, for poetry, or painting..

Distain :: Distain (v. t.) To tinge with a different color from the natural or proper one; to stain; to discolor; to sully; to tarnish; to defile; -- used chiefly in poetry.

Whatsoe''er :: Whatsoe'er (pron.) A contraction of whatsoever; -- used in poetry.

Make :: Make (v. i.) To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify.

Rondeau :: Rondeau (n.) A species of lyric poetry so composed as to contain a refrain or repetition which recurs according to a fixed law, and a limited number of rhymes recurring also by rule..

Glyconic :: Glyconic (a.) Consisting of a spondee, a choriamb, and a pyrrhic; -- applied to a kind of verse in Greek and Latin poetry..

Song :: Song (n.) Poetical composition; poetry; verse.

L''envoy :: L'envoy (n.) One or more detached verses at the end of a literary composition, serving to convey the moral, or to address the poem to a particular person; -- orig. employed in old French poetry..

Steedless :: Steed (n.) A horse, especially a spirited horse for state of war; -- used chiefly in poetry or stately prose..

Pegasean :: Pegasean (a.) Of or pertaining to Pegasus, or, figuratively, to poetry..

Can :: Can () an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan.].

Eyen :: Eyen (n.) Plural of eye; -- now obsolete, or used only in poetry..

Lyric :: Lyric (n.) A verse of the kind usually employed in lyric poetry; -- used chiefly in the plural.

Bardic :: Bardic (a.) Of or pertaining to bards, or their poetry..

Enthusiasm :: Enthusiasm (n.) A state of impassioned emotion; transport; elevation of fancy; exaltation of soul; as, the poetry of enthusiasm..

Whate''er :: Whate'er (pron.) A contraction of what-ever; -- used in poetry.

Rhyme :: Rhyme (n.) An expression of thought in numbers, measure, or verse; a composition in verse; a rhymed tale; poetry; harmony of language..

Tuneless :: Tuneless (a.) Not expressed in music or poetry; unsung.

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