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the word lyric comes from lyre, a stringed musical instrument. It therefore originally meant a poem that could be sung. It has, however, come to mean any poem expressing an emotion, or a mood. Often love poems are described as lyrics e.g. O my loveâ??s like a red, red rose (Burns).
a style of writing and speaking that conveys the emotions of the writer or speaker, e.g. I canâ...
See subordinate clause.
when a pair of commas acts in the same way as brackets or a dash and extra information is placed...
a close-up shot used to focus on a subjectâ??s face. It is an intimate shot used to focus on or...
used for modal verbs, which express possibility or a sense of obligation, e.g. I ought to go and...