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Definisjon av verse

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WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Noun
verse - a line of metrical text
verse line
line acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line"
poem, verse form a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
iambic a verse line consisting of iambs
adonic, adonic line a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; supposedly used in laments by Adonis
tetrameter a verse line having four metrical feet
pentameter a verse line having five metrical feet
hexameter a verse line having six metrical feet
octameter a verse line having eight metrical feet
octosyllable a verse line having eight syllables or a poem of octosyllabic lines
verse - a piece of poetry
rhyme
poem, verse form a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
clerihew a witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets and mentioning a famous person; "`The president is George W. Bush, Who is happy to sit on his tush, While sending his armies to fight, For anything he thinks is right' is a clerihew"
doggerel, doggerel verse, jingle a comic verse of irregular measure; "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind"
verse - literature in metrical form
poetry, poesy
literary genre, writing style, genre a style of expressing yourself in writing
epos a body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme
epic poetry, heroic poetry poetry celebrating the deeds of some hero

Verb
verse - compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga"
versify, poetize, poetise
indite, pen, compose, write put together out of existing material; "compile a list"
poesy, poetry, verse literature in metrical form
metrify compose in poetic meter; "The bard metrified his poems very precisely"
spondaise, spondaize make spondaic; "spondaize verses"
elegise, elegize compose an elegy
sonnet compose a sonnet
verse - familiarize through thorough study or experience; "She versed herself in Roman archeology"
familiarise, familiarize, acquaint make familiar or conversant with; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"
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= relatert ord

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Substantiv
verse - A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.
verse - Poetic form in general.
verse - One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed.
verse - A small section of the Jewish or Christian Bible.

Verb
verse - To compose verses.
verse - To educate about, to teach about.
verse - To oppose, to be an opponent for, as in a game, contest or battle.

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  • verse
    A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) verse
  • Presens: verse / verses
  • Preteritum: versed
  • Perfektum: (have) versed

Substantiv

  • Entall: verse
  • Flertall: verses

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