Didacticism A philosophy that emphasizes instructional and informative qualities in literature and other types of art.The
term has its origin in the Ancient Greek word related to education and
teaching, and signified learning in a fascinating and intriguing manner.
Oscar Wilde An Irish author, playwright and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s.
Love at first sight
“Love - well, not love at first sight, but love at the end of the season, which is so much more satisfactory.”
―
Oscar Wilde,
Lady Windermere's Fan
Come out of the closet(coming out) A figure of speech for lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, and asexual (LGBT+) people's self-disclosure of their sexual orientation (or lack thereof) and/or gender identity.
Rhyme scheme A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song. It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme; lines designated with the same letter all rhyme with each other.
iamb pentameter A commonly used type of metrical line in traditional English poetry and verse drama. The term describes the rhythm that the words establish in that line, which is measured in small groups of syllables called "feet". The word "iambic" refers to the type of foot that is used, known as the iamb,
which in English is an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed
syllable. The word "pentameter" indicates that a line has five of these
"feet". e.g.
Greek prefixes used in naming
polygons and polyhedral ：
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