mono-verse

See also: monoverse

English

Etymology

mono- +‎ verse

Noun

mono-verse (plural mono-verses)

  1. (literature) A poem or song consisting of a single verse.
    • 1973, प्रतिहारसूत्रम्:
      It may be mentioned, in this connection, that while the melodies in GrameGeya and the Aranyaka are based on mono-verses those in the Uha and Rahasya are elaborated generally on tfcas, triple Tcas, from the Uttara Arcika of the Samaveda.
    • 2002, Harvard Oriental Series - Volume 2; Volume 58:
      In many places trcas are divided into ekarcas, hymns of mono-verses; maybe this MS follows a different version of SV.
    • 2014 September, N Naumenko, “The Short Story Through the Prism of Literary Mastery”, in Comparative Literature:
      However, the notes would remain unchanged and thus perceived as a mono-verse, a verset or a stanza (not only for a poet, but also for a prose writer), leaving enough possibilities for mutual creation with a recipient.
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