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Act
noun · 78% connection
That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: preface, introduction, discourse, poem, performance.
Anacreontic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, after the manner of, or in the meter of, the Greek poet Anacreon; amatory and convivial.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: preface, introduction, discourse, poem, performance.
Ballad
noun · 78% connection
A popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; as, the ballad of Chevy Chase; esp., a sentimental or romantic po…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: preface, introduction, discourse, poem, performance.
Cantata
noun · 78% connection
A poem set to music; a musical composition comprising choruses, solos, interludes, etc., arranged in a somewhat dramatic manner; origi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: preface, introduction, discourse, poem, performance.
Canvas
noun · 78% connection
A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for tents, sails, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: preface, introduction, discourse, poem, performance.
Canvass
noun · 78% connection
To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize; as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a district with ref…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: preface, introduction, discourse, poem, performance.
Com-
unknown · 78% connection
A prefix from the Latin preposition cum, signifying with, together, in conjunction, very, etc. It is used in the form com- before b, m…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: preface, introduction, discourse, poem, performance.
Criticism
noun · 78% connection
The rules and principles which regulate the practice of the critic; the art of judging with knowledge and propriety of the beauties an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: preface, introduction, discourse, poem, performance.
Diction
noun · 78% connection
Choice of words for the expression of ideas; the construction, disposition, and application of words in discourse, with regard to clea…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: preface, introduction, discourse, poem, performance.
Drama
noun · 78% connection
A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a series of g…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: preface, introduction, discourse, poem, performance.
Dramatic play
noun · 78% connection
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: preface, introduction, discourse, poem, performance.
Duan
noun · 78% connection
A division of a poem corresponding to a canto; a poem or song.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: preface, introduction, discourse, poem, performance.
Exordium
noun · 78% connection
A beginning; an introduction; especially, the introductory part of a discourse or written composition, which prepares the audience for…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: preface, introduction, discourse, poem, performance.
Fable
noun · 78% connection
A Feigned story or tale, intended to instruct or amuse; a fictitious narration intended to enforce some useful truth or precept; an ap…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: preface, introduction, discourse, poem, performance.
For
preposition · 78% connection
In the most general sense, indicating that in consideration of, in view of, or with reference to, which anything is done or takes plac…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: preface, introduction, discourse, poem, performance.
Idyl
noun · 78% connection
A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the idyls of Theocritus; also, any poem, especially a narrative or descriptive poem…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: preface, introduction, discourse, poem, performance.
Induction
noun · 78% connection
The act or process of inducting or bringing in; introduction; entrance; beginning; commencement.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: preface, introduction, discourse, poem, performance.
Lecture
noun · 78% connection
The act of reading; as, the lecture of Holy Scripture.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: preface, introduction, discourse, poem, performance.
