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Literature

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

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metonymy

Literature; General literature

See metaphor.

middle diction

Literature; General literature

See diction.

meter

Literature; General literature

When a rhythmic pattern of stresses recurs in a poem, it is called meter. Metrical patterns are determined by the type and number of feet in a line of verse; combining the name of ...

metaphor

Literature; General literature

A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, without using the word like or as. Metaphors assert the identity of dissimilar things, as when ...

melodrama

Literature; General literature

A term applied to any literary work that relies on implausible events and sensational action for its effect. The conflicts in melodramas typically arise out of plot rather than ...

tragedy

Literature; General literature

A story that presents courageous individuals who confront powerful forces within or outside themselves with a dignity that reveals the breadth and depth of the human spirit in the ...

tone

Literature; General literature

The author’s implicit attitude toward the reader or the people, places, and events in a work as revealed by the elements of the author’s style. Tone may be characterized as ...