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a line of poetry consisting of five feet, with each foot consisting of an unstressed syllable, followed by a stressed syllable. This is the meter generally used by Shakespeare and many other poets, e.g. The curfew tolls the knell of parting day (Gray).
a subordinate clause that takes the place and role of a noun, e.g. I asked him what the...
a short story with a moral message. The most common kind is the beast fable in which animals...
of a book: the main part of a book, following the table of contents and preface and preceding...
a style of writing and speaking that is conversational (everyday, relaxed, informal) and often...