lame verse

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• lame — adj. & v. adj. 1 disabled, esp. in the foot or leg; limping; unable to walk normally (lame in his right leg). 2 a (of an argument, story, excuse, etc.) unconvincing; unsatisfactory; weak. b (of verse etc.) halting. v.tr. 1 make lame; disable. 2… …   Useful english dictionary

• namby-pamby — adj 1. weak, insipid, watery, colorless, anemic, vapid, wishy washy, indecisive; effete, prissy, prim, effeminate, candy assed; affected, mincing, Brit. prinking; simpering, mawkish, mushy, sentimental, gushy, Inf. goopy. n 2. doggerel verse,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Oxfordian theory of Shakespeare authorship — Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, is the most popular alternative candidate for the author behind the alleged pseudonym, Shakespeare. Unknown artist after lost original, 1575; National Portrait Gallery, London. The Oxfordian theory of… …   Wikipedia

• Yiddish literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the Yiddish language of Ashkenazic (Ashkenazi) Jewry (central and eastern European Jews and their descendants).       Yiddish literature culminated in the period from 1864 to 1939, inspired …   Universalium

• The Pied Piper of Hamelin — is a legend about the abduction of many children from the town of Hamelin ( Hameln ), Germany. Famous versions of the legend are given by the Brothers Grimm and, in English, by Robert Browning.PlotIn 1284, while the town of Hamelin was suffering… …   Wikipedia

• flot — [ flo ] n. m. • XIIe; fluet, flot, d apr. flotter; rad. frq. ° flot , de fluod « fleuve » I ♦ 1 ♦ Au plur. Eaux en mouvement. ⇒ lame, onde, 1. vague. Les flots de la mer, d un lac. « Les mois, les jours, les flots des mers, les yeux qui pleurent …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• scie — [ si ] n. f. • 1538; sie v. 1200; de scier 1 ♦ Outil, instrument ou machine dont la pièce essentielle est une lame dentée (rectiligne ou circulaire), et qui sert à couper des matières dures, en imprimant à cette lame un mouvement de va et vient… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Choliamb — Choliambic verse (also known as limping iambs or scazons or halting iambic [1]) is a form of meter in poetry. It is found in both Greek and Latin poetry in the classical period. Choliambic verse is sometimes called scazon, or lame iambic ,… …   Wikipedia

• Le Pays des elfes — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Elfquest. Le Pays des elfes Série Auteur Wendy et Richard Pini Lettrage Dom Genre(s) …   Wikipédia en Français

• sanglant — sanglant, ante [ sɑ̃glɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1080; lat. sanguilentus, forme rare de sanguinolentus 1 ♦ En sang, couvert de son propre sang. ⇒ sanguinolent. Plaie sanglante. ⇒ saignant. « Elle dénoua le bandage sanglant et l ôta par petites secousses »… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• PARABLE — PARABLE, from the Greek παραβολὴ (lit. juxtaposition ), the usual Septuagint rendering of Hebrew mashal ( comparison, saying, and derived meanings ). No distinction is made in biblical usage between parable, allegory, and fable; all are forms of… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism