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Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

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Winning the science fair was a great accomplishment for Sarah.

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melodrama

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈmɛləˌdɹɑːmə/Used In Literature ↓

A kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes.

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Poetry examples for melodrama

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our side of the house found somewhere else to stay. The fellow dressed

like a workingman in a melodrama sought the consolations of his own

home. Had the last authority departed? Were we to have anarchy? The

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