In literary terms, a monologue is a long speech spoken by a character in the presence of others, as opposed to a soliloquy, which is a long speech delivered when the speaker is alone. In acting terms, a monologue is any speech an actor uses as an audition piece to audition for a play. It can be a soliloquy if you like.
it is a beat that re-peats (pattern)
poetry that is written in unrhymed iambic pentameter lines of ten syllables
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iambic_tetrameter .... An Iamb is a metrical foot which goes [unstressed stressed]. A tetrameter has four of these. The best known English poem in Iambic Tetrameter is Butler's Hudibras: 'Tis strange how some mens' tempers suit/ (Like bawd and brandy) with dispute,/ That for their own opinions stand last/ Only to have them claw'd and canvast;/ That keep their consciences in cases,/ As fiddlers do their crowds and bases,/ Ne'er to be us'd, but when they're bent/ To play a fit for argument;/ It is a good metre for satire.
a form of poetry that has three-line stanzas with the rhyme scheme aba, bcb
A caesura (derived from the Latin caes?ra, meaning "to cut") is a pause or interruption in poetry or music.
The opposite of a caesura, where a line of poetry continues in flow from one line to the next, is called an enjambment.
a metrical foot that features the use of two stressed syllables
rhythm
a metrical foot that features two unstressed syllables
It also refers to a victory gained at considerable cost. It takes its name from Pyrrhus, King of Epirus who defeated the Roman armies is 280 BC. The cost of the victory was so great that he was unable to proceed to take Rome
anapest
anapest
scansion
sonnet
couplet
Prosody is defined as the name of the speech elements of stress, rhythm and intonation. Prosody training needs a strong hearing and determined intent to listen to how words and utterances are made. All the elements of prosody are used in the spoken forms of language.
versification
an epiphany
A fable.
tall tale
Refrain
figure of speech
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Nonfiction is defined as prose that describes real objects, settings, events, and the actual experiences of individuals.
Nonfiction is defined as prose that describes real objects, settings, events, and the actual experiences of individuals.
genre
trochee
dactyl