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• Literary technique — A literary technique (also, literary device, procedure or method) is any element or the entirety of elements a writer intentionally uses in the structure of their work.[1] It can be for example an identifiable rule of thumb, a convention, a… …   Wikipedia

• Bagatelle (literary technique) — A bagatelle is a literary technique used in fiction. The author empowers a character or object beyond natural or expected abilities (i.e. of comprehension, awareness, memory, etc.) so that it may carry a point across to the reader more… …   Wikipedia

• Exposition (literary technique) — Exposition is a technique by which background information about the characters, events, or setting is conveyed in a novel, play, movie or other work of fiction. This information can be presented through dialogue, description, flashbacks, or even… …   Wikipedia

• Literary criticism in Iran — Literary criticism (PerB|نقد ادبی) is a relatively young discipline in Iran since there had been no comparable tradition of literary criticism before the nineteenth century, when European influence first began to penetrate the country.… …   Wikipedia

• Literary criticism — Literature Major forms Novel · Poem · Drama Short story · Novella Genres Epic  …   Wikipedia

• Literary language — A literary language is a register of a language that is used in literary writing. This may also include liturgical writing. The difference between literary and non literary (vernacular) forms is more marked in some languages than in others. Where …   Wikipedia

• Literary genre — A literary genre is a category of literary composition. Genres may be determined by literary technique, tone, content, or even (as in the case of fiction) length. Genre should not be confused with age category, by which literature may be… …   Wikipedia

• Lives of the Most Eminent Literary and Scientific Men — The Lives of the Most Eminent Literary and Scientific Men were five volumes of Dionysius Lardner’s 133 volume Cabinet Cyclopaedia (1829 ndash;46). Aimed at the self educating middle class, this encyclopedia was written during the nineteenth… …   Wikipedia

• Golden Crown Literary Society — The Golden Crown Literary Society (GCLS) was established in early 2004 and is a literary and educational organization for the study, discussion, enjoyment, and enhancement of lesbian literature. The GCLS membership includes publishers,… …   Wikipedia

• Cut-up technique — For the decorative art, see decoupage. The cut up technique is an aleatory literary technique in which a text is cut up and rearranged to create a new text. Most commonly, cut ups are used to offer a non linear alternative to traditional reading… …   Wikipedia