Dantes

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Canto

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one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.

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Tercet

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a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.

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Terza Rima

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an Italian form of iambic verse consisting of eleven-syllable lines arranged in tercets, the middle line of each tercet rhyming with the first and last lines of the following tercet.

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Vernacular

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expressed or written in the native language of a place, as literary works:

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Symbol

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something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign.

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Allegory

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a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another.

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perilous

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involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous:

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avarice

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insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.

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Gaunt

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extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.

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acquisition

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the act of acquiring or gaining possession

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hoarse

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having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky

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tremulous

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(of persons, the body, etc.) characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness.

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cowardice

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lack of courage to face danger, difficulty, opposition, pain, etc.

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pandemonium

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wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos.

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scourge

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a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.

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lamentation

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the act of lamenting or expressing grief.

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blaspheme

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to speak impiously or irreverently of (God or sacred things).

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debauchery

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excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; intemperance.

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piteous

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evoking or deserving pity; pathetic:

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dalliance

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a trifling away of time; dawdling.

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treachery

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violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason.

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righteousness

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the quality or state of being righteous.

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sinewy

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having strong sinews:

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malice

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desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness

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incontinence

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unable to restrain natural discharges or evacuations of urine or feces.