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18:52 Feb 17, 2015 |
Swedish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Deane Goltermann Sweden Local time: 10:43 | ||||||
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3 +1 | a little poem in eight verses |
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3 | eight stanza |
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3 -1 | eight-line/eight-verse |
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eight-line/eight-verse Explanation: a small eight-line poem |
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eight stanza Explanation: A little eight stanza poem |
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a little poem in eight verses Explanation: Tough one, for those less figuratively inclined ... is an eight verse poem little? Or even short? Well, yes compared to monsters we have all seen. But who reads that kind of poetry nowadays? I did a little experiment with google... First trying "a little one verse poem", the upped the ante to 'two verse'. I got (a very few) hits up to 'four verse'. Nothing higher than 4. Try your google settings to see what you find! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 59 mins (2015-02-17 19:52:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- re: verse vs. stanza see http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/stanza 'A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.' |
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