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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).
the definite article the is used to show that the noun refers to a particular thing or person, e...
a reference book that provides information about words. Dictionaries may provide:
a sound device in which similar or identical vowel sounds are repeated in nearby words, e.g. the...
(old-fashioned style) a style of writing and speaking that consistently uses out-of-date words...
verse consisting of unrhymed iambic pentameter, e.g. It little profits that an idle king. By...