#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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