Literature

Literature

Of or pertaining to the art of writing in any form or style, most especially published works.

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denouement

Literature; Fiction

The resolution of the plot of a literary work.

denotation

Literature; Fiction

The dictionary meaning of a word. Writers typically play off a word's denotative meaning against its connotations, or suggested and implied associational implications.

characterization

Literature; Fiction

The means by which writers present and reveal character. Although techniques of characterization are complex, writers typically reveal characters through their speech, dress, ...

antagonist

Literature; Fiction

A character or force against which another character struggles.

assonance

Literature; Fiction

The repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sentence or a line of poetry or prose, as in "I rose and told him of my woe." Whitman's "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" contains ...

character

Literature; Fiction

An imaginary person that inhabits a literary work. Literary characters may be major or minor, static (unchanging) or dynamic (capable of change). In Shakespeare's Othello, ...

alliteration

Literature; Fiction

The repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the beginning of words. Example: Fetched fresh, as I suppose, off some sweet wood. Hopkins, "In the Valley of the Elwy."