Literary Sentences

A principle or standard by which anything is, or can be judged	criterion
A book containing information on all branches of knowledge	encyclopedia
A book containing the words of a language with their definitions, in alphabetical order	dictionary
A book in which the events of each day are recorded	diary
A book of accounts showing debits and credits	ledger
A book of names and addresses	directory
A book with blank pages for putting autographs, pictures, stamps etc.	album
A brief summary of a book	epitome
A conversation between two persons	dialogue
A declaration of plans and promises put forward by a candidate for election, a political party or a sovereign	manifesto
A humorous play, having a happy ending	comedy
A list of articles and their description	inventory
A list of books in a library	bibliography
A list of books in a library	catalogue
A list of explanations of rare, technical or obsolete words	glossary
A list of the headings of the business to be transacted at a meeting	agenda
A mournful song (or poem) for the dead	dirge
A noisy or vehement speech intended to excite passions	harangue
A note to help the memory	memorandum
A person's own handwriting	autograph
A picture facing the title page of a book	frontispiece
A play with a sad or tragic end	tragedy
A poem in which the first letters of each line, taken in order, form a name or a sentence	acrostic
A poem of lamentation, especially for the dead	elegy
A record of one's life written by himself	autobiography
A short speech by a player at the beginning of a play	prologue
A short speech by a player at the end of a play	epilogue
A statement which is accepted as true without proof	axiom
A succession of the same initial letters in a passage	alliteration
A writing or speech in praise of a person	eulogy, encomium
A written account, usually in book form, of the interesting and memorable experiences of one's life	memoirs
An error or misprint in printing, or writing	erratum
An exact copy of handwriting, printing, or of a picture	facsimile
An extract or selection from a book or writing	excerpt
Delivered (of a speech) without previous preparation	impromptu
Delivered (of a speech) without previous preparation	extempore
Language (that is very much used)	hackneyed
Language which is confused and unintelligible	jargon
Literary theft, or passing off an author's original work as one s own	plagiarism
One who pretends to have a great deal of knowledge	wiseacre
One who writes plays	dramatist, playwright.
Speaking to oneself	soliloquy
Still in use (of books published long ago)	extant
Study by night	lucubration
The concluding part of a speech	peroration
The exclusive right of an author or his heirs to publish or sell copies of his writings	copyright
The heading or short description of a newspaper article, chapter of a book etc.	caption
The history of the life of a person	biography
The trade mark of the maker seen on paper when it is held up to the light	watermark
To make expressive gestures or motions while speaking	gesticulate
To pronounce words distinctly	enunciate
To remove the offensive portions of a book	expurgate
	memoirs

Alphabetical

acrostic A poem in which the first letters of each line, taken in order, form a name or a sentence agenda A list of the headings of the business to be transacted at a meeting album A book with blank pages for putting autographs, pictures, stamps etc. alliteration A succession of the same initial letters in a passage autobiography A record of one's life written by himself autograph A person's own handwriting axiom A statement which is accepted as true without proof biography The history of the life of a person caption The heading or short description of a newspaper article, chapter of a book etc. catalogue, bibliography A list of books in a library comedy A humorous play, having a happy ending copyright The exclusive right of an author or his heirs to publish or sell copies of his writings criterion A principle or standard by which anything is, or can be judged dialogue A conversation between two persons diary A book in which the events of each day are recorded dictionary A book containing the words of a language with their definitions, in alphabetical order directory A book of names and addresses dirge A mournful song (or poem) for the dead dramatist, playwright. One who writes plays elegy A poem of lamentation, especially for the dead encyclopedia A book containing information on all branches of knowledge enunciate To pronounce words distinctly epilogue A short speech by a player at the end of a play epitome A brief summary of a book erratum An error or misprint in printing, or writing eulogy, encomium A writing or speech in praise of a person excerpt An extract or selection from a book or writing expurgate To remove the offensive portions of a book extant Still in use (of books published long ago) extempore, impromptu Delivered (of a speech) without previous preparation facsimile An exact copy of handwriting, printing, or of a picture frontispiece A picture facing the title page of a book gesticulate To make expressive gestures or motions while speaking glossary A list of explanations of rare, technical or obsolete words hackneyed Language (that is very much used) harangue A noisy or vehement speech intended to excite passions inventory A list of articles and their description jargon Language which is confused and unintelligible ledger A book of accounts showing debits and credits lucubration Study by night manifesto A declaration of plans and promises put forward by a candidate for election, a political party or a sovereign memoirs A written account, usually in book form, of the interesting and memorable experiences of one's life memorandum A note to help the memory peroration The concluding part of a speech plagiarism Literary theft, or passing off an author's original work as one s own prologue A short speech by a player at the beginning of a play soliloquy Speaking to oneself tragedy A play with a sad or tragic end watermark The trade mark of the maker seen on paper when it is held up to the light wiseacre One who pretends to have a great deal of knowledge

 

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