cynghanedd
Sign in to saveIn Welsh-language poetry, cynghanedd (, literally "concinnity" or "harmony") is the concept of sound-arrangement within one line, using stress, alliteration and rhyme. The various forms of cynghanedd show up in the definitions of all formal Welsh verse forms, such as the awdl and cerdd dafod. Though of ancient origin, cynghanedd and variations of it are still used today by many Welsh-language poets. A number of poets have experimented with using cynghanedd in English-language verse, for instance Gerard Manley Hopkins. Some of Dylan Thomas's work is also influenced by cynghanedd.
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- Forms of ''cynghanedd''
- ''Cynghanedd groes'' ("cross-harmony")
- ''Cynghanedd draws'' (partial "cross-harmony")
- ''Cynghanedd sain'' ("sound-harmony")
- ''Cynghanedd lusg'' ("drag-harmony")
- Other details
- Internal rhyme in Breton
- Bibliography
- See also
- Notes
- External links
In Welsh-language poetry, cynghanedd (, literally "concinnity" or "harmony") is the concept of sound-arrangement within one line, using stress, alliteration and rhyme. The various forms of cynghanedd show up in the definitions of all formal Welsh verse forms, such as the awdl and cerdd dafod. Though of ancient origin, cynghanedd and variations of it are still used today by many Welsh-language poets. A number of poets have experimented with using cynghanedd in English-language verse, for instance Gerard Manley Hopkins. Some of Dylan Thomas's work is also influenced by cynghanedd.
== Forms of cynghanedd ==
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