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(also called an Elizabethan sonnet) a sonnet consisting of three quatrains (four-line stanzas) and a final rhyming couplet (two-line stanza). The rhyme scheme is usually abab cdcd efef gg.
a participle that ends in -ing, e.g. swimming, running. Present participles can be used in the...
a figure of speech in which gross exaggeration is expressed, e.g. We had thousands of guests...
the choice and use of words that fit a context best; the particular words a writer or speaker...
the use of unnecessary words, e.g. It could easily be argued that the time is right and the...
a figure of speech that hints at something, without actually saying it, e.g. Question: Do you...