Literature

Literature

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

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dialectic

Literature; Genre

Dialectic (also dialectics and the dialectical method) is a method of argument for resolving disagreement that has been central to European and Indian philosophy since antiquity. ...

play

Literature; Genre

A play is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. ...

plot

Literature; Genre

Plot is a literary term defined as the events that make up a story, particularly as they relate to one another in a pattern, in a sequence, through cause and effect, how the ...

plot device

Literature; Genre

A plot device can be anything which moves the plot forward or maintains it. A contrived or arbitrary plot device may annoy or confuse the reader, causing a loss of the suspension ...

plot twist

Literature; Genre

A plot twist is a radical change in the expected direction or outcome of the plot of a novel, film, television series, comic, video game, or other work of narrative. It is a ...

pneumatology

Literature; Genre

Pneumatology is the study of spiritual beings and phenomena, especially the spiritual aspect of human beings and the interactions between humans and God. Pneuma is Greek for ...

poetry

Literature; Genre

Poetry is a form of literary art which uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language—such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre—to evoke meanings in addition to, or in ...