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a Japanese form of lyric poetry, consisting of three lines and seventeen syllables as follows:...

(also called a misrelated participle or a dangling participle) a participle that is not related...

a word, phrase, or name, usually set in boldface, that serves as the heading for an entry in a...

a male character in a literary work, often the protagonist, that is admired or identified with...

a female character in a literary work, often the protagonist, that is admired or identified with...

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