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| sonnet | A short poem with fourteen lines, usually ten-syllable rhyming lines, divided into two, three, or four sections usually in iambic pentameter |
| journalism | the occupation of reporting, writing, editing, photographing, or broadcasting news or of conducting any news organization as a business |
| consonance | the use of the repetition of consonants or consonant patterns as a rhyming device. The repetition of consonants especially at the ends of words. |
| aphorism | original thought, spoken or written in a loconic and memorable form. A tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion. A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life. |
| symbolism | The practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character. A device in literature where an object represents an idea. |
| second person | Told from the reader's point of view, using "you"; author talks to the reader |
| world literature | refers to literature from all over the world |
| viewpoint | opinion based on one's frame of reference and perspective |
| table | to create a chart of rows and columns |
| term | a period of time; a word |