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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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Literature; General literature

A word, phrase, or figure of speech (especially a simile or a metaphor) that addresses the senses, suggesting mental pictures of sights, sounds, smells, tastes, feelings, or ...

iambic meter

Literature; General literature

See foot.

iambic pentameter

Literature; General literature

A metrical pattern in poetry which consists of five iambic feet per line. (An iamb, or iambic foot, consists of one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.) See also ...

hyperbole

Literature; General literature

A boldly exaggerated statement that adds emphasis without in-tending to be literally true, as in the statement "He ate everything in the house." Hyperbole (also called ...

hubris or hybris

Literature; General literature

Excessive pride or self-confidence that leads a protagonist to disregard a divine warning or to violate an important moral law. In tragedies, hubris is a very common form of ...

historical criticism

Literature; General literature

An approach to literature that uses history as a means of understanding a literary work more clearly. Such criticism moves beyond both the facts of an author’s personal life and ...