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(also called cutaway) a quick jump between shots, often used in chase scenes (e.g. car chases) in which the first car is seen going past a landmark, and then a jump cut is used to show the chasing car; another jump cut is used to show the second car going past the landmark. The effect is to heighten suspense and speed up the action.
the use of someone elseâ??s actual words. Quotations should always be indicated by inverted...
a new word, often invented to explain a new technology, e.g. They say that shale gas will be...
any writing in poetic form. See blank verse and free verse.
a definite pause within a line of poetry, often signalled by a punctuation mark. This feature...
words formed by linking two or more words by means of hyphens, e.g. mother-in-law.