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Bestseller – a book that is included on a list of top-selling or frequently-borrowed titles; Blook – a printed book that contains or is based on content from a blog; Board book – a type of book printed on thick paperboard generally for children; Book-and-record set – a set consisting of a picture storybook and an accompanying recording
A major part of this stave is taken up with Bob Cratchit's family feast and introduces his youngest son, Tiny Tim, a happy boy who is seriously ill. The spirit informs Scrooge that Tiny Tim will die unless the course of events changes. Before disappearing, the spirit shows Scrooge two hideous, emaciated children named Ignorance and Want.
The stanza has also been known by terms such as batch, fit, and stave. [2] The term stanza has a similar meaning to strophe, though strophe sometimes refers to an irregular set of lines, as opposed to regular, rhymed stanzas. [3] Even though the term "stanza" is taken from Italian, in the Italian language the word "strofa" is more commonly used.
The oldest children's songs for which records exist are lullabies, intended to help a child fall asleep. Lullabies can be found in every human culture. [4] The English term lullaby is thought to come from "lu, lu" or "la la" sounds made by mothers or nurses to calm children, and "by by" or "bye bye", either another lulling sound or a term for a good night. [5]
In the second line of any given couplet, only one of the two stressed syllables is alliterated, usually the first—this is the "head-stave" (or, hǫfuðstafr). [6] The word "line" and "couplet" need some clarification.
Stave (wood), a length of wood used to form the sides of barrels, tanks, tubs, etc. Stave bearing; Stave church, a type of Medieval wooden church; Icelandic magical staves; Stave (game), played by the Ohlone people; Stave Puzzles, an American jigsaw puzzle company
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The Burns stanza is a verse form named after the Scottish poet Robert Burns, who used it in some fifty poems. [1] It was not, however, invented by Burns, and prior to his use of it was known as the standard Habbie, after the piper Habbie Simpson (1550–1620).