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Herbert Marcuse‘s term “desublimation” mainly refers to the process whereby art (in the strictest sense) is rendered banal and powerless. In One Dimensional Man (1964), his million-selling account of the…

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Apr 2026

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Malapropism: Definition, Meaning and Examples of Malapropism

Definition: A malapropism is the use of an incorrect word in place of another especially when the incorrect word sounds similar to the correct one, resulting in a nonsensical, sometimes humorous…

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A short note on Unanimisme, French poetic movement

Unanimisme is a French poetic movement developed in c. 1908–11 by Jules Romains . It is based on ideas of collective consciousness and collective emotion, and on crowd behaviour,…

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Discuss about The Fleshly school of poetry

Fleshly school of poetry is a derogatory term used by the Scottish poet and critic Robert Buchanan, writing under the pseudonym Thomas Maitland, in his review of the fifth edition…

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Asyndeton and Polysyndeton: Definition, Examples and their Importance

ASYNDETON: Definition: Asyndeton is a rhetorical device that omits connecting conjunctions. The purpose of this figure is to conduce to energy and vividness. The word ‘asyndeton’ has come from Greek ‘asundeton’ (unconnected).…

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Periphrasis or Circumlocution: Definition and Examples

Definition: Periphrasis or Circumlocution is a figure of speech that expresses a thing, fact, or idea in a roundabout way for the sake of beauty. The figure that deals with…

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Oct 2025

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Discuss the figure of speech Hendiadys: definition, features and examples

Definition: Hendiadys is a figure of speech in which a complex idea is expressed by two nouns connected together by the conjunction ‘and’. One of them gets the force of an…

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Jul 2025

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What is Burlesque? Definition, and Examples

The term “burlesque” derives from the Italian burlesco, from burla, ‘ridicule’ or joke’. Burlesque is a literary, dramatic, or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of…

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What is Euphuism? Its Characteristics

Euphuism is an elegant Elizabethan literary style characterized by an excessive use of balance, antithesis, and alliteration, as well as frequent use of similes drawn from mythology and nature. The word is also…

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What is Deus ex machina: Definition, Features and Examples

Definition: Deus ex machina, a Latin phrase meaning “god from the machine,” refers to a narrative device or plot device in storytelling where a seemingly unsolvable problem is suddenly and abruptly…

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