Literature

Literature

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

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conventional symbol

Literature; General literature

See symbol.

cosmic irony

Literature; General literature

See irony.

convention

Literature; General literature

A characteristic of a literary genre (often unrealistic) that is understood and accepted by audiences because it has come, through usage and time, to be recognized as a familiar ...

controlling metaphor

Literature; General literature

See metaphor.

consonance

Literature; General literature

A common type of near rhyme that consists of identical consonant sounds preceded by different vowel sounds: home, same; worth, breath. See also rhyme.

contextual symbol

Literature; General literature

See symbol.

connotation

Literature; General literature

Associations and implications that go beyond the literal meaning of a word, which derive from how the word has been commonly used and the associations people make with it. For ...