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doggerel
Literature; Literary terms
Doggrel is a low, or trivial, form of verse, loosely constructed and often irregular, but effective because of its simple mnemonic rhyme and loping metre.
mock-epic
Literature; Literary terms
Mock-epic, also called mock-heroic, is a form of satire that adapts the elevated heroic style of the classical epic poem to a trivial subject.
antiphon
Literature; Literary terms
An antiphon in Christian music and ritual, is a responsory by a choir or congregation, usually in the form of a Gregorian chant, to a psalm or other text in a religious service or musical work.
palimpsest
Literature; Literary terms
A palimpsest is a manuscript page from a scroll or book from which the text has been scraped or washed off and which can be used again.
psychobiography
Literature; Literary terms
Psychobiography aims to understand historically significant individuals, such as artists or political leaders, through the application of psychological theory and research.
deconstruction
Literature; Literary terms
Deconstruction is a philosophical movement and theory of literary criticism that questions traditional assumptions about certainty, identity, and truth; asserts that words can only refer to other ...
gloss
Literature; Literary terms
An explanation or translation of a difficult word or phrase, usually added to a text by a later copyist or editor, as in many modern editions of Chaucer.
