rhupunt

rhupunt
noun /ˈriːˌpɪnt/
A type of Welsh verse composed of four four-syllable sections in which the first three sections rhyme with each other and the fourth section rhymes with the fourth section of the next verse.

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  • rhupunt — ▪ literature also spelled  rhupynt        one of the 24 metres of the Welsh bardic (bard) tradition. A rhupunt is a verse composed of three, four, or five four syllable sections linked by cynghanedd (an intricate system of accentuation,… …   Universalium

  • rhupunt — rhu·punt …   English syllables

  • rhupunt — ˈrēˌpint noun ( s) Etymology: Welsh : a Welsh verse composed of three, four, or five four syllable sections linked by cynghanedd and rhyme, the first three sections made to rhyme with each other and the fourth section to rhyme with the fourth of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Traditional Welsh poetic metres — The traditional Welsh poetic meters consist of twenty four different types of poetic meter, called Y Pedwar Mesur ar Hugain in Welsh. They are all written in cynghanedd of varying degrees of complexity. Although called traditional, they were… …   Wikipedia

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