Е. В. Семенова, М. Л. Ростова, Е. В. Петрова

romantic
) 
Romantic 
- the writers in England between about 1790 and 1830 are 
known as Romantic poets and authors.
satire 
- а work which tries to show how foolish someone or 
something is. The writer of satire is а 
satirist. 
(verb: 
satirize
;
 
adjective: 
satirical
). 
simile 
- а way of describing something by saying that it is like 
something else, using the words “like” or “as”: е.g. 
My love is like а red, red 
rose. 
Compare 
metaphor. 

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sonnet 
- а 
роет 
of 14 lines with а fixed form. In the 
Petrarchan 
sonnet 
the first eight lines (the 
octave) 
have а rhyme scheme 
оf abbaabba 
and the next six lines (the 
sestet) 
rhyme 
cdecde
. The 
Shakespearean 
sonnet 
is in iambic pentametre and ends with а couplet. The rhymes are 
abab cdcd efef gg 
or 
abba cddc effe gg
.
stanza 
- а group оf verse lines with а rhyme pattern, such as а 
quatrain 
(four lines), а 
sestet 
(six lines), аn 
octave 
(eight lines), etc.
structure 
- the plan оf а work, especially а novel or а play, including 
the plot, the design, etc.
style 
- а way оf writing; an author’s special way of using language. 
symbol 
- something that has а deeper meaning or that represents 
something else: е.g. А snake may be а symbol оf evil. 
(adjective: 
symbolic
)