Galliambus
A meter consisting of four iambic dipodies, the last of which is catalectic, or a line of four lesser ionic feet catalectic, varied by anaclasis.
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Georgic
A poem containing a rural or agricultural topic. This differs from pastoral poetry in that the georgic is didactic.
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Ghazal
A monorhymed Middle Eastern lyric poem. The first two lines rhyme with a corresponding rhyme in the second line of each succeeding couplet. The rhyme scheme is aa, ba, ca, da, etc.
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Gleeman
An old English minstrel who on occasion composed their own verse, but often recited poetry written by a scop.
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Gnome
An aphorism, a short statement of proverbial truth. Composers of verse of this nature are known as gnomic poets.
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Goliardic Poetry
Satiric verse usually consisting of a stanza of four 13-syllable lines in feminine rhyme, somtimes using a concluding hexameter. The satire was characteristically a defiance of authority, mostly directed against the Church.
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Grave
A mark [ ` ] indicating that the e in the English ending "ed" is to be pronounced for the sake of meter.
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