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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).
lighting that comes from below the subject. This creates a sinister and threatening effect.
a Japanese form of lyric poetry, consisting of three lines and seventeen syllables as follows:...
a drawing or series of drawings, often humorous and seen in newspapers or magazines. Also, the...
a figure of speech in which the writer deliberately makes something seem smaller or lesser (less...
a piece of non-fiction prose written for a newspaper, magazine or website