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| Some poems are so bad they just have to be plugged (image by Martijn) |
CHEVILLE
Noun. Plural pronounced same. Late 19th century.
[French = peg, pin, plug.]
1 A meaningless or redundant word or phrase inserted to round off a sentence or complete a verse. L19
2 A peg in a stringed musical instrument. L19
When writing poems
If your metre's not tight
Just add a cheville
And it'll all add up right
That's my hastily written example of a cheville.
Do you know of any others?
When writing poems
If your metre's not tight
Just add a cheville
And it'll all add up right
That's my hastily written example of a cheville.
Do you know of any others?
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