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| the absence of one or more syllables in a line of verse, especially in the last foot |
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1. a great, often sudden calamity
2. a complete failure; a fiasco |
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1. a purifying or figurative cleansing of the emotions, especially pity and fear, described by Aristotle as an effect of tragic drama on its audience
2. a release of emotional tension, as after an overwhelming experience, that restores or refreshes the spirit |
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1. portrayal; description
2. a description of qualities or peculiarities |
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| rhetoric reversal of the order of words in the second of two parallel phrases "he came in triumph and in defeat departs" |
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| simultaneous utterance in singing, speaking, shouting, etc. |
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| the classical style in literature and art, or adherence to its principles |
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| a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse |
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| the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something |
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| A type of form or structure in poetry characterized by regularity and consistency in such elements as rhyme, line length, and metrical pattern |
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| confirm or give support to |
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| impossible to stop or prevent |
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1.lacking flavor
2.lacking vigor or interest |
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1.a person's facial features or expression, esp. when regarded as indicative of character or ethnic origin
2.the supposed art of judging character from facial characteristics |
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| a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person |
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Noun: a person making a humble plea to someone in power or authority
Adjective: making or expressing a plea, esp. to someone in power or authority |
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| the state of being bored or the quality of being boring |
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1.very hot and dry
2.full of passionate or highly charged emotions |
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