стих — meaning in English

English meaning

• poem noun A piece of writing arranged with attention to rhythm, sound, and often rhyme, expressing ideas or feelings in a condensed, imaginative way.
• rhyme noun A similarity of sound between the endings of words, especially at the ends of lines of verse.
• stave noun One of the curved wooden strips fitted together to form the side of a barrel or cask.
• verse noun Writing arranged with rhythm and often rhyme, as in poetry.

Senses

стих is used for these senses in English:

• poem A literary piece written in verse.
• poem A piece of writing in the tradition of poetry, an instance of poetry.
• rhyme A thought expressed in verse; a verse; a poem; a tale told in verse.
• stave (poetry) A metrical portion; a stanza; a staff.

rhyme — full definition

1. noun A similarity of sound between the endings of words, especially at the ends of lines of verse.
2. noun A short poem or verse, especially one with rhyming lines.
3. verb Of a word, to end with the same sound as another word.
4. verb To write in verse, using words that match in sound.

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