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A long narrative poem, told in a formal, elevated style, that focuses on a serious subject and chronicles heroic deeds and events important to a culture or nation. Milton’s Paradise Lost, which attempts to "justify the ways of God to man," is an epic. See ...
A long narrative poem, told in a formal, elevated style, that focuses on a serious subject and chronicles heroic deeds and events important to a culture or nation. Milton’s Paradise Lost, which attempts to "justify the ways of God to man," is an epic. See ...
A chemical agent which is applied onto inanimate surfaces to destroy germs.
Un agente químico que se aplica sobre superficies inanimadas para destruir los gérmenes.
The seed-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the ovary, stigma, and style.
El órgano de semillas de una flor, formado por el ovario, estigma y estilo.
A writer’s choice of words, phrases, sentence structures, and figurative language, which combine to help create meaning. Formal diction consists of a dignified, impersonal, and elevated use of language; it follows the rules of syntax exactly and is often ...
Elección de un escritor de palabras, frases, estructuras oracionales y lenguaje figurado, que se combinan para ayudar a crear significado. Dicción formal consiste en un uso digno, impersonal y elevado de la lengua; sigue exactamente las reglas de sintaxis y ...
Any category of literature as well as various other forms of art or culture, e.g., music, based on some loose set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time as new genres are invented and the use of of old ones are ...
A French word meaning kind or type. The major genres in literature are poetry, fiction, drama, and essays. Genre can also refer to more specific types of literature such as comedy, tragedy, epic poetry, or science fiction.
Comprises the visible features of an area of land, including physical elements such as landforms, living elements of flora and fauna, abstract elements such as lighting and weather conditions, and human elements.
Comprende las características visibles de un área de tierra, incluyendo elementos físicos tales como accidentes geográficos, elementos vivos de flora y fauna, elementos abstractos como la iluminación y las condiciones climáticas y los elementos humanos.
An Islamic religious building for communal prayer.
Un edificio religioso islámico para la oración comunitaria.
The combination of existing cultural items into a form that did not previously exist.
La combinación de ítems culturales existentes para formar algo que no existía previamente.
Strategies for responding to climatic change that reduce the consequences of the changing climate by adjusting the physical environment or the interactions between the environment and human society.
Estrategias para responder al cambio climático, que reducen las consecuencias del clima cambiante mediante el ajuste del medio ambiente físico o de las interacciones entre el medio ambiente y la sociedad humana.
a place, such as a pantry or cellar, where food is stored
Un lugar, como una despensa o sótano, donde se guarda comida.