Literature

Literature

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

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anachronism

Literature; Poetry

The placement of an event, person, or thing out of its proper chronological relationship, sometimes unintentional, but often deliberate as an exercise of poetic license.

Italian sonnet

Literature; Poetry

a fourteen-line verse form consisting of rhyme scheme a-b-b-a-a-b-b-a for the first 8 lines, followed by any rhyme scheme for the final 6 lines so long as it consists of 3 rhyme ...

Queen's English

Literature; Poetry

See King's English

Poulter's measure

Literature; Poetry

A meter consisting of alternate Alexandrines and fourteeners, i.e., twelve-syllable and fourteen-syllable lines, a common measure in Elizabethan times.

King's English

Literature; Poetry

The standard, pure or correct English speech or usage, also called Queen's English.

modulation

Literature; Poetry

In poetry, the harmonious use of language relative to the variations of stress and pitch.

mixed metaphor

Literature; Poetry

A metaphor whose elements are either incongruent or contradictory by the use of incompatible identifications, such as "the dog pulled in its horns" or "to take arms against a sea ...