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| author |
An author is someone who writes a book, play, story, or poem. |
| ballad |
a poem or song that tells a story. |
| epic |
having to do with a long poem that tells the story of a hero or heroine. [2/3 definitions] |
| explain |
When you explain something, like a word, a sentence, a painting, or a poem, you tell what the thing means or why it may be important. [1/4 definitions] |
| haiku |
a Japanese verse form made of three lines, or any poem written in this form. The first line has five syllables, followed by a line of seven syllables, then another line of five. |
| hero |
the main male character of a play, poem, story, or book. [1/2 definitions] |
| heroine |
the main female character in a play, poem, story, or book. [1/2 definitions] |
| hymn |
a song or poem written in praise of God or a country. |
| jingle |
a light, lively song or poem that is easy to remember. Jingles are often used to help sell products on radio and television. [1/4 definitions] |
| learn |
When you learn something like a poem, a song, or a joke, you make it stay in your memory. [1/4 definitions] |
| limerick |
a humorous poem that has five lines, with the first two lines rhyming with the last, and the third and fourth lines rhyming with each other. |
| line1 |
A line is a group of words that form a part of something written, like a poem or a play. A line is often one sentence. [1/11 definitions] |
| lyric |
a lyric poem. [1/3 definitions] |
| poem |
A poem is a piece of writing that uses words in special ways. A poem has a particular rhythm and often uses rhyming words also. People enjoy poems for their sound and their images, not just for their meaning. People who write poems use them to tell how they feel or to describe something in a different or beautiful way. |
| psalm |
a sacred or holy song or poem; hymn. |
| recite |
When you recite a poem, you remember and speak the words of the poem in front of other people. [1/2 definitions] |
| refrain2 |
a phrase or melody that is repeated regularly during a song or poem. |
| rhyme |
a word that ends with the same or almost the same sound as another word. [1/6 definitions] |
| scene |
the location or setting of a story, as in a poem, play, or novel. [1/7 definitions] |
| sonnet |
a poem of fourteen lines that usually rhymes in set ways. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
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