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| Apollo |
the god of light, music, poetry, and healing in Greek and Roman mythology. Apollo was also the god of prophecy. People travelled to his shrine at Delphi to ask questions about future events. |
| book |
a work of literature, such as a novel or a volume of poetry. [1/3 definitions] |
| fiction |
writing that tells a story made up in a writer's imagination. Fiction is usually written in prose, not poetry. Novels, short stories, and tales are pieces of fiction. [1/2 definitions] |
| lyric |
relating to poetry that has a musical rhythm and often expresses private feelings and thoughts. [1/3 definitions] |
| meter2 |
a particular rhythmic pattern or the rhythmic pattern of units or feet of poetry. [1/3 definitions] |
| poet |
a person who writes poetry. |
| poetic |
like poetry in style or character. [2 definitions] |
| poetry |
the art of writing poetry, or the work of a poet. [1/2 definitions] |
| prose |
writing or speech in its usual form of a series of sentences. Most language that is not poetry can be described as prose. Novels, short stories, essays, and letters are examples of writing done in prose. |
| rhyme |
a similarity or repetition in the sounds at the ends of words, especially as used in poetry. [1/6 definitions] |
| verse1 |
poetry or a poem. [1/3 definitions] |
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