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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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diamante

Literature; Poetry

A Diamante is a seven-lined contrast poem set up in a diamond shape. The first line begins with a noun and second line contains two adjectives that describes it. The third line ...

diacope

Literature; Poetry

See Epizeuxis

diaeresis

Literature; Poetry

The pronunciation of two adjacent vowels as separate sounds rather than as a dipthong, as in coordinate; also, the mark indicating the separate pronunciation, as in naïve.

denotation

Literature; Poetry

The literal dictionary meaning(s) of a word as distinct from an associated idea or connotation.

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 ...

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.

enjambment

Literature; Poetry

In poetry, when one line ends without a pause and continues into the next line for its meaning. This is also called a run-on line. The transition between the first two lines of ...