verse
Let an agent explain verse as a single metrical line, support reading, writing and analysing such lines using appropriate metrical systems, describe their place in poetic forms and oral traditions with attribution, and support learning.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What verse is.
Concept
Concept and elements.
Concept
Concept.
- What is verse, how does it differ from prose, and what are line, metre, rhythm, rhyme and stanza? definition
- Is verse in general or a song verse meant? boundary
Forms
Forms and metres.
Forms
Forms.
- What metrical systems and fixed forms exist across languages, and what is free verse? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific form? action
Practise Reading and writing.
Analyse
Analysing verse.
Analyse
Analysis.
- How can the metre, rhyme and structure of this verse be analysed? action
- Which entry fits prosody? action
Write
Writing verse.
Write
Writing.
- How can verse be written in a chosen form or in free verse? action
- Which entry fits creative writing? action
Traditions Oral and cultural traditions.
Oral
Oral and improvised verse.
Oral
Oral.
- How do oral and improvised verse traditions such as Basque bertsolaritza work, as described by practitioners? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific tradition? action
Song
Verse and song.
Song
Song.
- How do verse and music combine in song lyrics and sung poetry? provenance
- Which entry fits song? action
Learn History and teaching.
History
History.
History
History.
- How has verse developed across cultures and periods? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can verse and prosody be taught? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.MED
- Other names and narrower kinds
- kopla txikia, kopla handia, hamarreko handia, hamarreko txikia, zortziko handia, zortziko txikia, dodecasyllable, telesilleus, decasyllable, Rhopalic verse, alliterative verse, written bertsos
What it is Filled
A single metrical line in a poetic composition, defined by the metrical conventions of its language and tradition, with rhythm and sometimes rhyme; such a line may occur in written, sung or orally performed poetry.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain verse as a single metrical line, support reading, writing and analysing such lines using appropriate metrical systems, describe their place in poetic forms and oral traditions with attribution, and support learning.
Distinguishing features Filled
- A verse is one metrical line.
- A verse has metre and rhythm.
- A verse may form part of a stanza or larger poetic composition.
- A verse may be written or orally performed.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Reproduce copyrighted verse beyond short attributed quotation.
- Present generated verse as the work of a named human poet.
- Apply one language's metrical system to another's verse as if it were universal.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing or entering generated verse in competitions that expect human authorship.
May
- Analyse metre, rhythm and line structure in verse using the system suited to its language.
- Help a writer compose verse in a form they choose.
Moral aspects Filled
- Poets' livelihoods depend on respect for their rights and credit.
- Oral verse traditions belong to communities and should be presented with care.
Who is affected
- Poets
- Oral tradition communities
- Readers
Owners Filled
Steward
Each author holds rights in their verse; the form itself is held in common.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q7725634 - registry parent class
related
- literary work - category
- proverb - short traditional forms
- music - sung verse
- point - pointed expression in verse
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.verse
- Wikidata: Q1661 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1661)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- A verse is identified as a single line with metrical structure.
- Its metre follows the conventions of its language and poetic tradition.
- Prose runs continuously; a verse of a song is a section rather than necessarily a single metrical line.
- Not physical; text in lines.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain forms and metres
- support reading and writing
- describe oral traditions
- support learning
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Confusing verse with poetry as a whole
- Misapplying metrical systems across languages
- Ignoring oral traditions
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Prosodic and poetic conventions
- Copyright for poetry and lyrics
- No regulation
Context of use required Filled
- Writing in metrical or rhythmic lines.
- metrical verse in fixed forms
- free verse
- stanza forms such as sonnets and Basque zortziko
- oral and improvised verse
- song lyrics
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q1661: verse - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Verse (poetry) - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each verse form be a separate entry?
- How should prosody resources be linked?
- How should oral traditions be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q1661/spec.json