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Guide to Literary Terms Group at eNotes http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/group The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the Guide to Literary Terms Group at eNotes. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:13:47 en-us <![CDATA[Your analysis is correct. Also, keep in mind that a metaphor can also...]]> http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/what-difference-between-terms-metaphor-for-symbol-89821 http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/what-difference-between-terms-metaphor-for-symbol-89821 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:13:47 PST <![CDATA[If you have read any of the fairy tales in which animals represent...]]> http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/group/discuss/what-allegory-50123#6 http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/group/discuss/what-allegory-50123#6 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:45:04 PST <![CDATA[I concur. A metaphor, as you know, is an unstated comparison between...]]> http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/what-difference-between-terms-metaphor-for-symbol-89821 http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/what-difference-between-terms-metaphor-for-symbol-89821 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:30:41 PST <![CDATA[What is the difference between the terms "a metaphor for" and "a symbol...]]> http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/what-difference-between-terms-metaphor-for-symbol-89821 http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/what-difference-between-terms-metaphor-for-symbol-89821 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:05:04 PST <![CDATA[Fiction is a type of creative writing born of an author's imagination....]]> http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/differentiate-between-novel-fiction-89707 http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/differentiate-between-novel-fiction-89707 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:38:40 PST <![CDATA[Differentiate between a novel and fiction, with examples.]]> http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/differentiate-between-novel-fiction-89707 http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/differentiate-between-novel-fiction-89707 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:41:29 PST <![CDATA[Rhetoric is the art of speakimg eloquently and forcefully. To impress...]]> http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/what-meaning-rhetoric-89441 http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/what-meaning-rhetoric-89441 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:10:29 PST <![CDATA[Ablative phrases indicate cause,agento, source or instrument of action....]]> http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/locative-prep-phrases-ablative-prep-phrases-89527 http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/locative-prep-phrases-ablative-prep-phrases-89527 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:56:16 PST <![CDATA[Are locative prep phrases and ablative prep phrases grammatically...]]> http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/locative-prep-phrases-ablative-prep-phrases-89527 http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/locative-prep-phrases-ablative-prep-phrases-89527 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:31:31 PST <![CDATA[ Rhetoric is a type of speaking or writing used to persuade an...]]> http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/what-meaning-rhetoric-89441 http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/what-meaning-rhetoric-89441 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:19:05 PST <![CDATA[Lastborn- Being a bit of a traditionalist myself, I would throw my hat...]]> http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/how-your-studies-how-your-studies-how-your-study-86327 http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/how-your-studies-how-your-studies-how-your-study-86327 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:18:29 PST <![CDATA[What is the meaning of Rhetoric?]]> http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/what-meaning-rhetoric-89441 http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/what-meaning-rhetoric-89441 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:51:21 PST <![CDATA[1. A Litotes conveys the negative of the opposite in a context. The...]]> http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/how-distinguish-between-litotes-irony-euphemism-89313 http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/how-distinguish-between-litotes-irony-euphemism-89313 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:06:26 PST <![CDATA[How can one distinguish between LITOTES, IRONY and EUPHEMISM in the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/how-distinguish-between-litotes-irony-euphemism-89313 http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/how-distinguish-between-litotes-irony-euphemism-89313 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:11:37 PST <![CDATA[The term 'allegory' refers to a literary work, chefly a poem, which...]]> http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/group/discuss/what-allegory-50123#5 http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/group/discuss/what-allegory-50123#5 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:11:59 PST <![CDATA[1. Irony. The statement makes the opposite conclusion than what is...]]> http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/identify-figure-speech-simile-metaphor-89101 http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/identify-figure-speech-simile-metaphor-89101 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:36:16 PST <![CDATA[Identify figure of speech (simile, metaphor, personification, metonymy,...]]> http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/identify-figure-speech-simile-metaphor-89101 http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/identify-figure-speech-simile-metaphor-89101 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:12:43 PST <![CDATA[Formal and informal diction are two ways that authors can write. Formal...]]> http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/how-do-you-determine-use-formal-informal-diction-88639 http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/how-do-you-determine-use-formal-informal-diction-88639 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:39:02 PST <![CDATA[How do you determine the use of formal or informal diction when reading...]]> http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/how-do-you-determine-use-formal-informal-diction-88639 http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/how-do-you-determine-use-formal-informal-diction-88639 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:41:49 PST <![CDATA[You have a couple of polar opposites at work here, making this sentence...]]> http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/how-this-sentence-paradox-my-voice-must-carried-88559 http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/q-and-a/how-this-sentence-paradox-my-voice-must-carried-88559 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:20:17 PST