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the histrionic art. — Mademoiselle Olympe Zabriski;
melodramatic
• exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; histrionic; He is almost sure either
to fall below our traditional conception of him, or to rise above the natural
and easy level of character, into the vague or the melodramatic. — The Life of
Harriet Beecher Stowe;
commentary
• a series of explanations or interpretations; This commentary is a great
source in understanding the process of adopting the novel o film;
legend
• a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier
times and popularly accepted as historical, ( );
• a table on a map, chart, or the like, listing and explaining the symbols used;
The legend at the bottom of the map made it clear which symbols stood for
rest areas along the highway and which stood public camp sites- Barron’s
GRE;
saga
• a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in
the history of a personage, family, etc., (
); In very truth the saga is a prose epic, and marked by
every quality an epic should possess. — The Story of the Volsungs;
opus
• a literary work or composition, as a book, ( );
This opus is vivacious, but not characterized by great depth. — Chopin : the
Man and His Music;
pantomime
• the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by
gestures without speech, ( ); His writings are as full of
transformations as a pantomime or a fairy tale. — Dreamthorp A Book of
Essays Written in the Country;
prosody
• the science or study of poetic meters and versification, ( - ;
); Grammar, prosody, mythology, astronomy and philosophy were
studied, and great attention was given to the study of medicine. — Outlines of
Greek and Roman Medicine;
tome
• a book, esp. a very heavy, large, or learned book, ( , );
This tome is the authoritative guide to looking after an old home;
vignette