Mr. A's Glossary
This glossary contains definitions for words used throughout the website. If you have a suggestion of a word that should be included here, please e-mail me at tim@mr-anderson.com.
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reliabilitySuitable or fit to be relied on; trustworthy. | |
resolutionThe point in a literary work at which the chief dramatic complication is resolved. | |
reversalArray | |
revisionThe stage of the writing process in which one considers and improves the meaning and underlying structure of a written draft. | |
rhetoricalA method used in writing or speaking in which language is used to device influence or persuade an audience. | |
rhymeArray | |
rhyme schemeusing letters to show the arrangement of rhyme, such as ababcdcdefefgg for a sonnet | |
rimeA vowel and any following consonants of a syllable, as /ook/ in book. | |
Rime Royalseven lines of iambic pentameter, rhyme scheme ababbcc. | |
root wordIn a complex word, the meaningful base form after all affixes are removed. Note: A root may be independent or free, as read in unreadable, or may be dependent or bound, as -liter- (from the Greek for letter) in illiterate. | |
round characterA character who is complex and multi-dimensional. | |
rubricAn authoritative set of rules which can be used as a means of evaluation. | |