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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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feminine rhyme

Literature; General literature

See rhyme.

extended metaphor

Literature; General literature

An extended metaphor is a sustained comparison in which part or all of a poem consists of a series of related metaphors. Robert Francis’s poem "Catch" relies on an extended ...

eye rhyme

Literature; Poetry

In poetry, An imperfect rhyme in which two words are spelled similarly but pronounced differently. An example is the pair slaughter and laughter. See rhyme.

exposition

Literature; General literature

A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work, that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances. Exposition explains what ...

exact rhyme

Literature; General literature

When the later part of the word or phrase is identical sounding to another. See rhyme.

ballad stanza

Literature; General literature

A four-line stanza, known as a quatrain, consisting of alternating eight- and six-syllable lines. Usually only the second and fourth lines rhyme (an abcb pattern). Coleridge ...

ballad

Literature; General literature

Traditionally, a ballad is a song, transmitted orally from generation to generation, that tells a story and that eventually is written down. As such, ballads usually cannot be ...