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literary merit
Literature; General literature
Is a quality of written work, generally applied to the genre of literary fiction. A work is said to have literary merit (to be a work of art) if it is a work of quality, that is if it has ...
e-book
Literature; General literature
An electronic book (also e-book, ebook, digital book) is a text and image-based publication in digital form produced on, published by, and readable on computers or other digital devices. Sometimes ...
bestseller
Literature; General literature
A book that is identified as extremely popular by its inclusion on lists of currently top selling titles that are based on publishing industry and book trade figures and published by newspapers, ...
euphemism
Literature; General literature
Substitution of an agreeable or at least non-offensive expression for one whose plainer meaning might be harsh or unpleasant.
hendiadys
Literature; General literature
Use of two words connected by a conjunction, instead of subordinating one to the other, to express a single complex idea.
allegory
Literature; General literature
Extended metaphor, in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative, are equated with the meanings that lie outside the narrative itself.
