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Which word means "A collection of miscellaneous items or writings"?
Answer: miscellanea
Which word means "A mystery story or play about a crime, especially murder"?
Answer: whodunit
Which word means "An ancient manuscript in book form"?
Answer: codex
Which word means "A simple story illustrating a moral or spiritual lesson"?
Answer: parable
Which word means "A shortened version of a longer work"?
Answer: abridgment
Which word means "A mournful poem, especially for the dead"?
Answer: elegy
Which word means "A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds"?
Answer: cacophony
Which word means "A pastoral poem, typically a dialogue between shepherds"?
Answer: eclogue
miscellanea
A collection of miscellaneous items or writings
whodunit
A mystery story or play about a crime, especially murder
codex
An ancient manuscript in book form
parable
A simple story illustrating a moral or spiritual lesson
abridgment
A shortened version of a longer work
elegy
A mournful poem, especially for the dead
cacophony
A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
eclogue
A pastoral poem, typically a dialogue between shepherds
royalty
Payment to an author for each copy of their work sold
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Master C2-level vocabulary related to poetic & prose forms. Highly precise, academic mastery. Includes 9 multiple choice questions. 9 vocabulary words...
Which word means "A collection of miscellaneous items or writings"?
Which word means "A mystery story or play about a crime, especially murder"?
Which word means "An ancient manuscript in book form"?
Which word means "A simple story illustrating a moral or spiritual lesson"?
Which word means "A shortened version of a longer work"?
Which word means "A mournful poem, especially for the dead"?
Which word means "A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds"?
Which word means "A pastoral poem, typically a dialogue between shepherds"?
Which word means "Payment to an author for each copy of their work sold"?
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