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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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adaptation

Literature; Literary techniques

The transmutation of a narrative, usually from one medium to another.

metonymy

Literature; Literary techniques

Metonomy (unlike metaphor) uses figurative expressions that are closely associated with the subject in terms of place, time or background. The figurative expression is not a ...

synecdoche

Literature; Literary techniques

A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole (as hand for sailor), the whole for a part (as the law for police officer), the specific for the general (as cutthroat for ...

hypophora

Literature; Literary techniques

It is a question raised and answered by the author / speaker. The author / speaker raises a question and also gives an answer to the question. Hypophora is used to get the ...

litotes

Literature; Literary techniques

Litotes is a form of understatement which uses the denied opposite of a word to weaken or soften a message. Examples: That's not bad. (instead of: That's good/great.) Boats ...

metaphor

Literature; Literary techniques

Metaphor is a figurative expression. Metaphor compares two different things in a figurative sense. Unlike in a simile (A is like B.), "like" is not used in metaphor (A is ...

points of view

Literature; Literary techniques

Points of view refers to first or third person narration. In the case of first-person narrator, the narrator tells the story from his / her point of view. It is a limited point of ...