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Common terms and phrases19th century Adjective anapaestic applied ballads called century bce characters classical comedy consult conventions couplets criticism culture D. H. Lawrence dactylic distinct drama early English verse epic especially essay example fiction figure of speech first-person narrative formal French fuller account genre German Gothic novel Greek iambic iambic pentameter imitation important influence Italian John kind known language late later Latin linguistic literature lyric meaning medieval metaphor metre modern monologue narrative narratology narrator neoclassicism notably novel pattern pentameter philosopher phrase play plot plural poem poetic poetry poets principle prose quatrain reader realism referred Renaissance rhetorical rhyme royal rhyme scheme rhythm romance Romanticism Russian Formalism satire sense sequence Shakespeare short sometimes song sonnet stanza stock character story stressed structure style syllables T. S. Eliot term theatre tradition tragedy trochee unstressed syllables usually Verb verse form verse line W. B. Yeats word writing written Bibliographic information
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