Literature

Literature

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

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imitative fallacy

Literature; Fiction

The common trap of trying to make the narrative imitate the personality of the protagonist. When the novel is concerned with an unlikable or inaccessible protagonist, the ...

inappropriate metaphor

Literature; Fiction

A metaphor should serve two purposes: create a tactile image and also convey an emotional or contextual subtext. A metaphor is inappropriate when the subtext is inconsistent with ...

inappropriate mystery

Literature; Fiction

An author will often use mystery as a means of propelling a reader forward: characters speak of things that are opaque to the reader, a character goes offstage to do something ...

info dump

Literature; Fiction

Another accurate term for an ''expository lump.''

instruction manuals

Literature; Fiction

Unnecessary description of how futurist technology works. Best dumped entirely, because they usually signify that the author’s so proud of his device he can’t risk describing its ...

laputa

Literature; Fiction

Named after Gulliver’s floating aerial island, this is a fictional construction introduced without foundation. Readers will initially delight in Laputas but, the longer they float ...

laughtrack

Literature; Fiction

Emotional countersinking, where the characters’ give cues that tell the reader how to react. They laugh at their own jokes, cry crocodile tears at their own pain, and, by feeling ...