#matter written works (especially in books or magazines); "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"
supertype: #written_material__writtenmaterial__writing__piece_of_writing the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"
subtype: #textual_matter__textualmatter__text the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text"
subtype: #stanza a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
subtype: #couplet a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed
subtype: #closed_couplet a rhymed couplet that forms a complete syntactic unit
subtype: #heroic_couplet a couplet written in an elevated style
subtype: #octave.stanza a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse
subtype: #sestet a rhythmic group of six lines of verse
subtype: #envoy__envoi a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry
subtype: #quatrain a stanza of four lines
subtype: #elegiac_stanza__elegiacstanza a quatrain in iambic pentameter with abab rhyme scheme
subtype: #heroic_stanza a quatrain written in elevated style; the rhyme scheme is abab
subtype: #Spenserian_stanza a stanza with eight lines of iambic pentameter and a concluding Alexandrine with the rhyme pattern abab bcbc c; "the spenserian stanza was introduced by Edmund Spenser in The Faerie Queene"
subtype: #strophe one section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama
subtype: #antistrophe the section of a choral ode answering a previous strophe in classical Greek drama; the second of two metrically corresponding sections in a poem
subtype: #rhyme_royal__rhymeroyal a stanza form having seven lines of iambic pentameter; introduced by Chaucer
subtype: #ottava_rima a stanza of eight lines of heroic verse with the rhyme scheme abababcc
subtype: #electronic_text text that is in a form that a computer can store and display on a computer screen
subtype: #machine-displayable_text__machinedisplayabletext electronic text that is stored and used in the form of a digital image
subtype: #machine-readable_text electronic text that is stored as strings of characters and that can be displayed in a variety of formats
subtype: #hypertext machine-readable text that is not sequential but is organized so that related items of information are connected; "Let me introduce the word hypertext to mean a body of written or pictorial material interconnected in such a complex way that it could not conveniently be presented or represented on paper"--Ted Nelson
subtype: #written_matter__writtenmatter__copy matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials
subtype: #dump (computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs
subtype: #core_dump (computer science) dump of the contents of the chief registers in the CPU
subtype: #fair_copy a clean copy of a corrected draft
subtype: #filler.written_matter copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper
subtype: #draft_copy__draftcopy__draft preliminary version of a written work
subtype: #hard_copy text that is typed or printed on paper; "he ran off a hard copy of the report"
subtype: #installment.textual_matter__instalment a part of a published serial
subtype: #fascicle__fascicule an installment of a printed work
subtype: #missive__letter a written message addressed to a person or organization; "wrote an indignant letter to the editor"
subtype: #business_letter a letter dealing with business
subtype: #covering_letter__cover_letter__coverletter a letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information
subtype: #crank_letter__crankletter a hostile (usually anonymous) letter
subtype: #encyclical_letter__encyclical a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world
subtype: #personal_letter a letter dealing with personal affairs
subtype: #short_letter__shortletter__note__line a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there"
subtype: #love_letter__billet_doux a personal letter to a loved one expressing affection
subtype: #form_letter a letter that is printed in multiple copies and mailed to a list of recipients
subtype: #open_letter a letter of protest; addressed to one person but intended for the general public
subtype: #chain_letter__chainletter a letter that is sent successively to several people
subtype: #pastoral.missive a letter from a pastor to the congregation
subtype: #round_robin a letter signed by a number of people
subtype: #airmail_letter__airmailletter__air_letter__airletter__aerogram__aerogramme a letter sent by air mail
subtype: #epistle especially a long, formal letter
subtype: #dead_letter a letter that can neither be delivered nor returned
subtype: #letter_of_intent any letter expressing an intention to take (or forgo) some action
subtype: #investment_letter a letter of intent saying that a letter security is being bought for investment and not for resale; avoids need for SEC registration
subtype: #line.textual_matter text consisting of a row of words written across a page or column or computer screen; "the letter consisted of three short lines"
subtype: #opening_line__openingline the first line of a piece of writing (as a newspaper story)
subtype: #heading__head a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"
subtype: #crossheading__crosshead a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text
subtype: #newspaper_headline__newspaperheadline__headline the heading or caption of a newspaper article
subtype: #dropline__drop_line__stepped_line__steppedline__staggerhead__staggeredhead__stephead a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right
subtype: #screamer.newspaper_headline a sensational newspaper headline
subtype: #streamer.newspaper_headline__banner a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
subtype: #lemma.heading the head of an annotation or gloss
subtype: #rubric.heading a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type
subtype: #running_head__runninghead__running_headline__runningheadline a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book
subtype: #running_title__runningtitle the title (or a shortened title) of a book used as a running head
subtype: #subheading__subhead a heading of a subdivision of a text
subtype: #title.subheading a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work; "the novel had chapter titles"
subtype: #credit.title an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work
subtype: #caption__legend brief description accompanying an illustration
subtype: #subhead__subtitle secondary or explanatory title
subtype: #statute_title__statutetitle__title__rubric a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with; "Title 8 provided federal help for schools"
subtype: #line_of_poetry__line_of_verse a single line of words in a poem
subtype: #Alexandrine a line of verse that has six iambic feet
subtype: #by-line__credit_line a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article
subtype: #dateline a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch
subtype: #verse_line__verseline__verse a line of metrical text
subtype: #iambic a verse line consisting of iambs
subtype: #Adonic_line__Adonic a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; used in laments by Adonis
subtype: #tetrameter a verse line having four metrical feet
subtype: #pentameter a verse line having five metrical feet
subtype: #hexameter a verse line having six metrical feet
subtype: #octameter a verse line having eight metrical feet
subtype: #octosyllable a verse line having eight syllables or a poem of octosyllabic lines
subtype: #decasyllable a verse line having ten syllables
subtype: #punch_line__punchline__laugh_line__laughline__gag_line__gagline__tagline the point of a joke or humorous story
subtype: #actor's_line__actor'sline__speech__words__word words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his lines"
subtype: #aside a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
subtype: #cue an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
subtype: #prompt__prompting a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); "the audience could hear his prompting"
subtype: #monologue a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor
subtype: #soliloquy a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections
subtype: #throwaway words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis
subtype: #spiel__patter__line_of_gab plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
subtype: #sound_bite__soundbite a very short speech; usually on radio or television
subtype: #bottom_line.line__bottomline the last line in an audit; the line that shows profit or loss
subtype: #lyric__words__word__language the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language"
subtype: #love_lyric the lyric of a lovesong
subtype: #text the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.); "pictures made the text easier to understand"
subtype: #typescript typewritten matter especially a typewritten copy of a manuscript
subtype: #front_matter__frontmatter__prelims__prelim written matter preceding the main text of a book
subtype: #back_matter__end_matter__endmatter written matter following the main text of a book
subtype: #addendum__supplement__postscript textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
subtype: #appendix supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
subtype: #shirttail.appendix a brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article
subtype: #codicil a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will
subtype: #sequel__continuation a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
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