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(also called an Italian sonnet) a sonnet consisting of an octave (eight-line stanza) and a sestet (six-line stanza). The rhyme scheme is usually abbaabba cdcdcd.
a work of fiction in which a long and complex story is told, describing characters and a...
(also called a letter to the press) a letter written by a member of the public to the editor of...
a Japanese form of lyric poetry, consisting of three lines and seventeen syllables as follows:...
See subordinate clause.
a serious play with an unhappy ending, especially the death or downfall of the main character....