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Literature

Of or pertaining to the art of writing in any form or style, most especially published works.

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didactic poetry

Literature; General literature

Poetry designed to teach an ethical, moral, or religious lesson. Michael Wigglesworth’s Puritan poem Day of Doom is an example of didactic poetry.

Shakespearean sonnet

Literature; General literature

The Shakespearean sonnet, also known as the English sonnet, is organized into three quatrains and a couplet, which typically rhyme abab cdcd efef gg. This rhyme scheme is more ...

Romantic comedy

Literature; General literature

See comedy.

Italian sonnet

Literature; Poetry

The Italian sonnet, also known as the Petrarchan sonnet, is divided into an octave, which typically rhymes abbaabba, and a sestet, which may have varying rhyme schemes. See ...

romantic comedy

Literature; General literature

Romantic comedy involves a love affair that meets with various obstacles (like disapproving parents, mistaken identities, deceptions, or other sorts of misunderstandings) but ...

comic relief

Literature; General literature

A humorous scene or incident that alleviates tension in an otherwise serious work. In many instances these moments enhance the thematic significance of the story in addition to ...

comedy

Literature; General literature

A work intended to interest, involve, and amuse the reader or audience, in which no terrible disaster occurs and that ends happily for the main characters. High comedy refers to ...