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Carpet Diem
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Latin. seize the day; enjoy the present, as opposed to placing all hope in the future.
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Puritianism
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the principles and practices of the Puritans. |
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Stanza
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a certain number of lines, usually four or more, sometimes having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme, forming a division of a poem.
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Theocracy
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a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler
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Aphorism
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a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation, as “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely
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Iambic Pentanmeter
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Five feet of stressed and unstressd silabols
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