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| a four-line stanza in iambic meter in which the first and third unrhymed lines have four metrical feet and the second and fourth rhyming lines have three metrical feet. |
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1. an abrupt, unintended transition in style from the exalted to the commonplace, producing a ludicrous effect.
2. an anticlimax. |
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| verse without rhyme, esp. that which uses iambic pentameter. |
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| an artistic or literary person who lives in an unconventional or nonconforming way. |
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| a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds. |
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1. (in Greek and Latin verse) a break between words within a metrical foot.
2. (in modern verse) a pause near the middle of a line. |
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| hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or political nature. |
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| one of the sections into which certain long poems are divided. |
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1. a picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing in which certain characteristics are exaggerated to create a comic or grotesque effect.
2. the art or style of such exaggerated representation. |
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| Exclamation: used to urge someone to make the most of the present time and give little thought to the future. |
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| an activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment; a hobby. |
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| showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others. |
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| given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior. |
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| the condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree; difference. |
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| the ability to produce a desired or intended result. |
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1. a letter.
2. a poem or other literary work in the form of a letter or series of letters. |
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1. a home providing care for the sick.
2. a lodging for travelers. |
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1. the force that makes something happen or happen more quickly.
2. a driving force; impulse |
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1. at the point of death.
2. lacking vitality or vigor. |
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| alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive. |
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