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| 11664145395 | Decorum | Conformity to accepted standards of conduct; proper behavior Ex: "high standards of decorum are usually required when attending the opera" | 0 | |
| 11664150949 | Stanza | A fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem Ex: "A stanza , the final one of that masterpiece, has been preserved." | 1 | |
| 11664164860 | Lyric | Of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion, often in a songlike way Ex: The collection of poems could be considered lyric | 2 | |
| 11664171947 | Anecdote | A short narrative Ex: "He told us all sorts of humorous anecdotes about his childhood." | 3 | |
| 11664177316 | Assonance | The repetition of vowel sounds Ex: The assonance of the words gave the lines a rhythm | 4 | |
| 11664187558 | Parody | A work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner Ex: "He has a talent for writing parodies." | 5 | |
| 11664192899 | Dissonance | Harsh or grating sounds that do not go together Ex: "Musically, the two scores couldn't be more different, yet the dissonance that jars most is visual." | 6 | |
| 11664199580 | Apostrophe | An address to an absent or imaginary person Ex: The apostrophe in the work revealed the character's hidden motive | 7 | |
| 11664210045 | Rhapsody | An intensely passionate verse or section of verse, usually of love or praise Ex: "The mayor launched into a long rhapsody about his plans for the city." | 8 | |
| 11664214869 | Farce | A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard or seriousness, although it may have a serious, scornful purpose Ex: "the recall of a duly elected official for a frivolous reason is not democracy in action but a farce" | 9 |
