implicit - indirectly stated, explicit - directly stated in the text, elite - a group or class that is considered the very best, execution - the act or result of performance, finesse - delicate skill; exquisite grace, rigor - a condition that makes something difficult or unpleasant, resolute - having or characterized by a desired purpose, invest - to give, usually of time, money, or attention, alliteration - the repetition of the same sound at the start of words or phrases, figurative language - language that means something other than its literal meaning and expresses ideas in vivid ways, free verse - poetry that does not rhyme or follow a regular meter, metaphor - a figure of speech that compares two different things without the words "like" or "as", onomatopoeia - words or the use of words with sounds that imitate the meaning of what they are describing, poem - a piece of writing that stands out based on its use of language, form, rhythm, etc., prose - the ordinary form of writing or speech; the opposite of poetry, rhyme scheme - the pattern of rhymes in a poem or song, usually at the end of lines, coveted - wanted, seraphs - angels, dissever - to separate, -tion/ion - noun, -ly - adverb, -ious/ous - adjective, de- - from, down, reverse, opposite, dis- - not, away, ex- - out of, away from, lacking, il- - not, re- - again, back, pre- - before, -able - having the quality of, able to, -ness - denoting a state or condition, bawl - to cry loudly without control, croon - to sing or hum softly, labor - to work with great effort, misery - great unhappiness or suffering, soothe - to calm down, tremble - to shake from cold, fear, weakness, or anger,

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