What is another word for distich?

Pronunciation: [dɪstˈɪt͡ʃ] (IPA)

Distich is a term used in poetry to describe a two-line stanza. However, there are some synonyms for the word that can be used to describe other forms of poetry. For example, couplet is another term that is often used to describe a distich. Other synonyms to describe two-line stanzas include duet, twin verses, and pairt. In certain forms of poetry, such as haiku, a two-line stanza is referred to as a renku. Additionally, ghazals and sonnets often feature couplets. No matter what term is used to describe it, a distich or two-line stanza is a powerful tool for poets to convey complex ideas in just a few short lines.

What are the hypernyms for Distich?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Distich

Not one individual troubles himself about history, whilst a thousand read the drama; and the stains which Shakspeare's pen has affixed to the name of Fastolf, are of a nature never to be wiped away; thus disproving the distich of the satyrist, who indeed, by his own works, has effectually falsified his own maxim, that- "Truth will survive when merry jokes are past; For rising merit must buoy up at last."
"Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. II. (of 2)"
Dawson Turner
"Yes," she admitted; "I suppose that's how it goes;" and she crooned the distich over, as if singing to herself.
"True and Other Stories"
George Parsons Lathrop
We must examine the possibility and the impossibility, and afterwards see who is the man who says he is the author of the distich, for there are extraordinary people in the world.
"The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons"
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

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