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an imitation or mockery of something serious, e.g. the poem, Taking off Emily Dickensonâ??s...

a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article.

a definite pause within a line of poetry, often signalled by a punctuation mark. This feature...

the height, distance and angle of a camera in relation to the subject being photographed. See...

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