types:
column
a page or text that is vertically divided
cookie
a short line of text that a web site puts on your computer's hard drive when you access the web site
draft,
draft copy
any of the various versions in the development of a written work
electronic text
text that is in a form that computer can store or display on a computer screen
letter,
missive
a written message addressed to a person or organization
line
text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
lipogram
a text that excludes a particular letter or particular letters of the alphabet
stanza
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
opening line
the first line of a piece of writing (as a newspaper story)
head,
header,
heading
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
dateline
a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch
couplet
a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed
octave
a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse
sestet
a rhythmic group of six lines of verse
envoi,
envoy
a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry
Spenserian stanza
a stanza with eight lines of iambic pentameter and a concluding Alexandrine with the rhyme pattern abab bcbc c
strophe
one section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama
antistrophe
the section of a choral ode answering a previous strophe in classical Greek drama; the second of two metrically corresponding sections in a poem
session cookie
a cookie that is stored temporarily and is destroyed when you close the link
machine-readable text
electronic text that is stored as strings of characters and that can be displayed in a variety of formats
dump
(computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs
form letter
a letter that is printed in multiple copies and mailed to a list of recipients
open letter
a letter of protest; addressed to one person but intended for the general public
chain letter
a letter that is sent successively to several people
pastoral
a letter from a pastor to the congregation
epistle
a specially long, formal letter
letter of intent
any letter expressing an intention to take (or forgo) some action
filler
copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper
orphan
the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column
rhyme royal
a stanza form having seven lines of iambic pentameter; introduced by Chaucer
ottava rima
a stanza of eight lines of heroic verse with the rhyme scheme abababcc
sound bite
a very short speech; usually on radio or television
invitation
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
bottom line
the last line in an audit; the line that shows profit or loss
septet
a rhythmic group of seven lines of verse