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Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art making use of rythmic and aesthetic qualities of language to evoke meanings. Poetry has a long history evolving from folk music.
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dysphemism
Literature; Poetry
The substitution of a disagreeable, offensive or disparaging expression to replace an agreeable or inoffensive one.
dramatic poem
Literature; Poetry
A composition in verse portraying a story of life or character, usually involving conflict and emotions, in a plot evolving through action and dialogue.
dramatic monologue
Literature; Poetry
A literary work which consists of a revealing one-way conversation by a character or persona, usually directed to a second person or to an imaginary audience. It typically involves a critical moment ...
double dactyl
Literature; Poetry
A word with two dactyls, such as counterintelligence or parliamentarian; also, a modern form of light verse consisting of two quatrains with two dactyls per line. The first line is a hyphenated ...
dochmii
Literature; Poetry
In ancient Greek prosody, a metrical foot consisting of five syllables, the first and fourth being short and the second, third and fifth long.
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