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1 poetry
1) (poems in general: He writes poetry.) skáldskapur2) (the art of composing poems: Poetry comes naturally to some people.) kveðskapur, ljóðagerð -
2 appreciation
1) (gratefulness: I wish to show my appreciation for what you have done.) þakklæti2) (the state of valuing or understanding something: a deep appreciation of poetry.) mætur, að hafa sans fyrir3) (the state of being aware of something: He has no appreciation of our difficulties.) hugmynd; skilningur4) (an increase in value.) verðgildishækkun5) (a written article etc which describes the qualities of something: an appreciation of the new book.) mat; gagnrÿni -
3 reading
1) (the act of reading.) lestur2) (the reading of something aloud, as a (public) entertainment: a poetry reading.) upplestur3) (the ability to read: The boy is good at reading.) lestur4) (the figure, measurement etc on a dial, instrument etc: The reading on the thermometer was -5° C.) staða lesinn af mæli -
4 translation
1) (the act of translating: The translation of poetry is difficult.) þÿðing2) (a version of a book, something said etc, in another language: He gave me an Italian translation of the Bible.) þÿðing -
5 verse
[və:s]1) (a number of lines of poetry, grouped together and forming a separate unit within the poem, song, hymn etc: This song has three verses.) erindi, vers2) (a short section in a chapter of the Bible.) vers3) (poetry, as opposed to prose: He expressed his ideas in verse.) ljóð, bundið mál -
6 metre
I ['mi:tə] noun((often abbreviated m when written) the chief unit of length in the metric system, equal to 39.37 inches: This table is one metre broad.) metri- metric- the metric system II ['mi:tə] noun((in poetry) the regular arrangement of syllables that are stressed or unstressed, long or short: The metre of this passage is typical of Shakespeare.) bragarháttur- metrical -
7 anthology
[æn'Ɵolə‹i]plural - anthologies; noun(a collection of pieces of poetry or prose: an anthology of love poems.) safnrit -
8 doggerel
['doɡərəl](bad poetry.) leirburður, lélegur kveðskapur -
9 fragment
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10 lyric
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11 non-fiction
[non'fikʃən](books, magazines etc giving facts, information etc, ie not stories, novels, plays, poetry: I like reading fiction as well as non-fiction.) bækur/tímarit sem ekki byggja á skáldskap, heimildaverk -
12 poet
['pouit]feminine - poet, poetess; noun(a person who writes poems.) ljóðskáld- poetic- poetically
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13 research
1. [ri'sə:, ]( especially American[) 'ri:sə:(r) ] noun(a close and careful study to find out (new) facts or information: He is engaged in cancer research; His researches resulted in some amazing discoveries; ( also adjective) a research student.) rannsókn2. [ri'sə:(r) ] verb(to carry out such a study: He's researching (into) Thai poetry.) rannsaka -
14 rhyme
1. noun1) (a short poem: a book of rhymes for children.) vísa2) (a word which is like another in its final sound(s): `Beef' and `leaf' are rhymes.) rímaður kveðskapur3) (verse or poetry using such words at the ends of the lines: To amuse his colleagues he wrote his report in rhyme.) ríma2. verb((of words) to be rhymes: `Beef' rhymes with `leaf'; `Beef' and `leaf' rhyme.) ríma -
15 rhythm
['riðəm]1) (a regular, repeated pattern of sounds, stresses or beats in music, poetry etc: Just listen to the rhythm of those drums; complicated rhythms.) rytmi, taktur, hljóðfall2) (a regular, repeated pattern of movements: The rowers lost their rhythm.) taktur, rytmi3) (an ability to sing, move etc with rhythm: That girl has got rhythm.) rytmi, taktur•- rhythmic- rhythmical
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16 spout
1. verb1) (to throw out or be thrown out in a jet: Water spouted from the hole in the tank.) spúa, sprauta2) (to talk or say (something) loudly and dramatically: He started to spout poetry, of all things!) buna/romsa út úr sér; þruma2. noun1) (the part of a kettle, teapot, jug, water-pipe etc through which the liquid it contains is poured out.) stútur2) (a jet or strong flow (of water etc).) vatnssúla
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