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Literary Types

Chick Lit | Definition, Examples, Characteristics, Movie

December 13, 2022November 22, 2021 by Somnath Sarkar

Chick Lit Chick Lit Definition Chick Lit is a genre of fiction concentrating on young working women and their emotional …

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Junk (Genre) Fiction | Definition, Examples, Types, Characteristics

September 11, 2022November 18, 2021 by Somnath Sarkar

Junk or Genre Fiction Junk Fiction Definition Junk fiction or Genre fiction is also known as (popular fiction, vernacular fiction, …

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Lyric Poetry | Definition, Examples, Characteristics, Types

November 12, 2022September 9, 2021 by Somnath Sarkar

Lyric Poetry Lyric Poetry Definition Lyric comes from the word ‘lyre’ meaning a musical instrument. Lyric has its origin in …

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Problem Play | Definition, Elements, Examples in Literature

December 13, 2022August 13, 2021 by Somnath Sarkar

Problem Play Problem Play Definition The term ‘problem play’ is applied to plays that treat some social or moral problem …

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Poetic Drama | Definition, History, Characteristics, Examples in Literature

August 11, 2021 by Somnath Sarkar

Poetic Drama Introduction Poetry is always considered something higher than prose that signifies high and intensified emotions of man and …

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Elements of Fiction | Elements of Novel in Literature

August 8, 2021August 7, 2021 by Somnath Sarkar

Elements of Fiction Introduction The literary quality of a book of fiction is based not upon its popularity or the …

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Different Types of Comedy in Literature

February 14, 2022August 7, 2021 by Somnath Sarkar

Types of Comedy in Literature Introduction It is not that a dramatist sets out to write a particular types of …

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Historical Fiction | Definition, Examples, Characteristics

November 1, 2022July 6, 2021 by Somnath Sarkar

Historical Fiction Historical Fiction Definition According to Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms, “historical fiction” is “a novel in which the …

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Short Story | Definition, Examples, Elements, Characteristics, Writers

November 13, 2021June 29, 2021 by Somnath Sarkar

Short Story Short Story Definition We know well that a short story is “a work of fiction that is usually …

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Metafiction | Definition, Characteristics, Examples in Literature

November 1, 2022June 14, 2021 by Somnath Sarkar

Metafiction What is Metafiction? Metafiction is the fiction that deals, often playfully and self-referentially, with the writing of fiction or …

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