#section__subdivision  a self-contained part of a larger composition; "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"
  supertype:  communication  something that is communicated between people or groups
  subtype:  lead-in.section__leadin__lead  the introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"
  subtype:  canto  a major division of a long poem
  subtype:  sports_section  the section of a newspaper that reports on sports
  subtype:  article.section__clause  a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)
     subtype:  arbitration_clause__arbitrationclause  a clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract
     subtype:  deductible  a clause in an insurance policy that relieves the insurer of responsibility to pay the initial loss up to a stated amount
     subtype:  escalator_clause__escalatorclause__escalator  a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index)
     subtype:  rider.article  a clause that is appended to a legislative bill
  subtype:  book.section  a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah"
     subtype:  Genesis  the first book of the Old Testament: tells of creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers
     subtype:  Exodus  the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus
     subtype:  Leviticus  the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents
     subtype:  Numbers  the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
     subtype:  Deuteronomy  the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic Law
     subtype:  Josue__Joshua  a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses
     subtype:  Judges  a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
     subtype:  I_Samuel  the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
     subtype:  II_Samuel  the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
     subtype:  Ruth  a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married and Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died
     subtype:  Jeremiah  a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah
     subtype:  Jonah  a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale
     subtype:  Job  a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply
     subtype:  Esther  a book of the Old Testament that tells how Esther saved her people from massacre
     subtype:  Gospel_According_to_Matthew__Matthew  one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount
     subtype:  Gospel_According_to_Mark__Mark  the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament
     subtype:  Gospel_According_to_Luke__Luke  one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life
     subtype:  Gospel_According_to_John__John  the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament
     subtype:  Acts_of_the_Apostles__Acts  a book of the New Testament
     subtype:  Revelation__Apocalypse  revelations of Saint John the Divine in the New Testament
  subtype:  chapter  a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep"
  subtype:  episode.section  a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
  subtype:  performance_section__performancesection__spot  a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance; "they changed his spot on the program"
  subtype:  media_spot__mediaspot__spot  a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
  subtype:  insert  a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication
  subtype:  introduction  the first section of a communication
     subtype:  opening.introduction  the initial part of the introduction; "the opening established the basic theme"
        subtype:  salutation  word of greeting used to begin a letter
     subtype:  foreword__preface__prolusion  a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
     subtype:  preamble  a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)
     subtype:  prologue  an introduction to a play
  subtype:  close__conclusion__end__closing  the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."
     subtype:  anticlimax.close__bathos  a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
     subtype:  epilog__epilogue  a short passage added at the end of a literary work; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters"
     subtype:  epilogue__epilog  a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
     subtype:  peroration  (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; "he summarized his main points in his peroration"
     subtype:  coda__finale  the closing section of a musical composition
  subtype:  passage.section  particularly a section of medium length
     subtype:  excerpt__extract__selection  a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
        subtype:  analects__analecta  a collection of excerpts from a literary work
        subtype:  newspaper_clipping__newspaperclipping__clipping__press_clipping__pressclipping__cutting__press_cutting__presscutting  an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"
        subtype:  cut.excerpt__track  a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album"
        subtype:  quote  a passage or expression that is quoted
           subtype:  epigraph.quote  a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
           subtype:  mimesis.quote  the representation of another person's words in a speech
           subtype:  misquotation  an incorrect quotation
     subtype:  locus_classicus__locusclassicu  an authoritative and often-quoted passage
     subtype:  place.passage  the passage that is being read; "he lost his place on the page"
     subtype:  purple_passage  a passage full of ornate and flowery language
     subtype:  transition.passage  a passage that connects a topic to one that follows
        subtype:  flashback  a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene
        subtype:  dissolve  (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out
        subtype:  cut.transition  (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next; "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt"
           subtype:  jump_cut  an immediate transition from one scene to another
        subtype:  jump.transition  (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
     subtype:  text.passage  a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon; "the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon"
  subtype:  obbligato__obligato  a part of the score that must be performed without change or omission

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