3 days ago · Literature is a a body of written works. The name has traditionally been applied to those imaginative works of poetry and prose distinguished by the intentions of their authors …

foil, in literature, a character who is presented as a contrast to a second character so as to point to or show to advantage some aspect of the second character. An obvious example is the …

LITERATURE meaning: 1 : written works (such as poems, plays, and novels) that are considered to be very good and to have lasting importance; 2 : books, articles, etc., about a particular subject

There is no precise definition of the term literature. Derived from the Latin words litteratus (learned) and littera (a letter of the alphabet), it refers to written works that are intended for …

Nov 7, 2025 · Another commonly used and yet confused literary device, a symbol stands for something. Symbols and metaphors are easily mixed up because both, in effect, stand in for …

Dec 5, 2025 · A literary work can transport us into a fictional, fantastic new world, describe a fleeting feeling, or simply give us a picture of the past through novels, poems, tragedies, epic …

Literature is writing that is usually considered to be a work of art. It is different than written works such as cookbooks, travel guides, or how-to books. Those are meant…

Dec 5, 2025 · The term ‘English literature’ refers to the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles from the 7th century to the present, ranging …

Nov 3, 2025 · fiction, literature created from the imagination, not presented as fact, though it may be based on a true story or situation. Types of literature in the fiction genre include the novel, …

Nov 11, 2025 · satire, artistic form, chiefly literary and dramatic, in which human or individual vices, follies, abuses, or shortcomings are held up to censure by means of ridicule, derision, …