literary criticismnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌlɪt.ər.ər.i ˈkrɪt.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/us/ˌlɪt̬.ə.rer.i ˈkrɪt̬.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/the formal study and discussion of works of literature, for example by judging and explaining their importance and meaning
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Literature
- alliteration
- antihero
- arch-villain
- baddy
- ballad
- bard
- dramatist
- epigram
- hero
- heroine
- iambic
- ingénue
- limerick
- pantomime
- prose poem
- prosody
- psalm
- quatrain
- revue
- stylistics
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