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Literary Technique

Literary techniques are specific, deliberate constructions of language which an author uses to convey meaning. An author's use of a literary technique usually occurs with a single word or phrase, or a particular group of words or phrases, at one single point in a text.
You will use different types of Literary Techniques for your short story.
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I have a Literachub for the new book release on Friday! -Lissy
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literaly the completely physically TAS imossible situation

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literachore

What folks who hate reading find having to wade through printed text to be.
Audio books can make broadening your knowledge-horizons less of a literachore.
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Literary Puritan

Someone who detests the alteration of authored works, regardless of the reasoning. An individual with an inherent belief that the author's original intent should always be respected and preserved.
Amazon recently released a new Lord of the Ring series, which they heavily altered from Tolkein's work to make it representative of 'modern' audiences, as a literary puritan, Tolkein would be turning in his grave.
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Literary Schizophrenia

When a reader creates meaning in a literary work that never intended said meaning.
The entierty of Leaf Storm by Gabriel Garcia Marquez "if youre making meaning out of Leaf Storm, you're a literary schizophreniac"
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