What literary term am I thinking of?

What literary term am I thinking of?
by

1 Answer

Answer :

Manic Pixie Dream Girl?
by

Related questions

Who is a good "literary" writer?

Description : Who is a good "literary" writer?

Last Answer : How modern is modern? Still actively publishing today? or still living? or twentieth century? or . . . ?

How do you feel about the latest trend that re-creates literary classics with zombies and sea monsters?

Description : How do you feel about the latest trend that re-creates literary classics with zombies and sea monsters?

Last Answer : I think these are a vehicle for writers who cannot come up with a decent story line on their own, so they have to borrow (steal) from real writers.

In internet forums, do you censor your thoughts or do you always write what you're thinking?

Description : In internet forums, do you censor your thoughts or do you always write what you're thinking?

Last Answer : I sometimes do, if I have an opinion that I feel may be controversial, or if it’s something that if others find out who I am in real life, will get me in trouble. I don’t want to be “jumped on” by others in any forum so I may avoid posting strong debates/arguments.

Anyone good at thinking up analogies? Create an analogy for this...?

Description : Anyone good at thinking up analogies? Create an analogy for this...?

Last Answer : a moldy grilled cheese sandwich.

Is there a living writer whose works you buy everything of without thinking twice?

Description : Is there a living writer whose works you buy everything of without thinking twice?

Last Answer : Stephen King… Love his books and his movies. love love love.

Is there a way of speeding up thinking without diminishing the quality of thoughts?

Description : Is there a way of speeding up thinking without diminishing the quality of thoughts?

Last Answer : in the short term—coke. In the long term—exercise.

What do you fiddle with when you're thinking?

Description : What do you fiddle with when you're thinking?

Last Answer : Python

How early do you start thinking about NaNoWriMo?

Description : How early do you start thinking about NaNoWriMo?

Last Answer : Last year (my first), I crashed and burned on day 2 after a few weeks heads up. Thanks for the reminder about it coming up this year, though. I just started a novel writing workshop that will run through Sept/Oct, so maybe it’ll dovetail nicely with NaNoWriMo.

What is an appalachian or southern word/term for fight or commotion?

Description : What is an appalachian or southern word/term for fight or commotion?

Last Answer : Ruckus dust up

What's a good shorter term for "Customer Service Section" on a Web navigation tab?

Description : What's a good shorter term for "Customer Service Section" on a Web navigation tab?

Last Answer : Customer Care

When was the term "race traitor" coined?

Description : When was the term "race traitor" coined?

Last Answer : There is a function on google where you can search for the use of terms from publications throughout history and it shows you a line graph that traces the use of those terms. I can't recall the name, ... back that phrase goes. If anyone else knows what program I'm talking about, they should try it.

What is the historical term for a person who writes letters for someone who is illiterate?

Description : What is the historical term for a person who writes letters for someone who is illiterate?

Last Answer : Are you thinking of scrivener ?

Is there a term to describe this typographic quality of early Roman writing?

Description : Is there a term to describe this typographic quality of early Roman writing?

Last Answer : answer:Why are you citing a 20th or 21st century book cover design? If this font was derived from Roman works, it was primarily derived from sculpture. Note also it is caps and small caps-no lower case ... designed and see if it is the one on the book cover. There are other similar, like Castellan.

If you were going to write a term paper on doing laundry, what would your central thesis or problem statement be?

Description : If you were going to write a term paper on doing laundry, what would your central thesis or problem statement be?

Last Answer : Well, I could examine the doing of laundry over time, or how it's done in different cultures. Or, to go in a direction I know more about, how dry cleaning works into the story. Or how ... , part of what we are doing is reiterating the concept-appropriation of the world by our tendency to Enframe.

Am I doing the right thing (details inside)?

Description : Am I doing the right thing (details inside)?

Last Answer : First, I want to say that I would read this book. You had me interested in the first paragraph of explaining the premise of the book. Remember that all stories are told from different perspectives. No one ... telling a work of fiction. And it will be from your point of view. Please finish this book.

Am I alone in writing with pen and paper?

Description : Am I alone in writing with pen and paper?

Last Answer : This may not answer your question, but I draw comics and I still use papers. Same goes with my other, recent, more serious artworks. But I go through 3 steps: pencil draft, inking, digital editing ... computer I can see errors and rooms for improvement. Maybe you can do the same with your stories.

Am I rational to fear that my idea can be stolen?

Description : Am I rational to fear that my idea can be stolen?

Last Answer : i would be cautious and not post your work on any site like that. why can’t you email it to the proofreader?

I am in charge of an event at my highschool on Friday where Jonathan Safran Foer is reading and I have to introduce him. What do I say?

Description : I am in charge of an event at my highschool on Friday where Jonathan Safran Foer is reading and I have to introduce him. What do I say?

Last Answer : answer:Yes and yes. That is, I have done it and do plan the intro. Do a bit of research. Keep it brief as the audience came to hear him. Include a brief bit of bio on him. In your own words, ... Jonathan Safran Foer. What a treat! Don't be nervous. People are really focused on him. You'll do fine.

I am applying for grad school. I need to write a essay about how I am mature and emotionally stable how should I do this?

Description : I am applying for grad school. I need to write a essay about how I am mature and emotionally stable how should I do this?

Last Answer : My advice for all of these types of essays is to not be too creative with it, unless you are an awesomely creative writer. The essay should be a reflection of who you are, in simple terms and ... essay can also disqualify you if it is absurd (no matter how well written it is) or poorly written.

What's the literary / rhetorical / analytical term for a figurative description of an action when the description can't apply to the actor?

Description : What's the literary / rhetorical / analytical term for a figurative description of an action when the description can't apply to the actor?

Last Answer : Sounds just like a more specific usage of metaphor to me

What literary term is illustrated by Juliet's speech?

Description : What literary term is illustrated by Juliet's speech?

Last Answer : soliloquy

What literary device is the term shield bosses?

Description : What literary device is the term shield bosses?

Last Answer : Kenning - apex

What literary term is used in this quote Fair is foul and foul is fair. Hover through the fog and filthy air?

Description : What literary term is used in this quote Fair is foul and foul is fair. Hover through the fog and filthy air?

Last Answer : This type of phrase is a juxtapose - an idea that contradictsitself.

What literary term is used in this reading passage were such thiings here as we do speak about or have we eaten on this insane root?

Description : What literary term is used in this reading passage were such thiings here as we do speak about or have we eaten on this insane root?

Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer

What literary term from the Greek is exemplified in Gandalf and rescue?

Description : What literary term from the Greek is exemplified in Gandalf and rescue?

Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer

What literary term is used in this quote Fair is foul and foul is fair. Hover through the fog and filthy air?

Description : What literary term is used in this quote Fair is foul and foul is fair. Hover through the fog and filthy air?

Last Answer : This type of phrase is a juxtapose - an idea that contradictsitself.

What literary term is illustrated by Edgar Allan Poe's use of different colors for the rooms, especially the black room, in "The Masque of the Red Death"?

Description : What literary term is illustrated by Edgar Allan Poe's use of different colors for the rooms, especially the black room, in "The Masque of the Red Death"?

Last Answer : Symbolism

What literary term is used in "a singular little creature to hide and see that fight that day"?

Description : What literary term is used in "a singular little creature to hide and see that fight that day"?

Last Answer : The Classic of English Literature (Including The Life of Charles Dickens & Criticism ... In a word, it was impossible for me to separate her, in the past or in the ... “I must have been a singular little creature to hide and see that fight that day

1. Who was the first lady Prime Minister in the world? 2. Which muscle is the strongest of all in the human body? 3. Who has the authority to remove the Vice-President from his office before the expiry of his term? 4. Which phenomenon gives an evidence for the spherical shape of the earth? 5. Which literary figure of the Gupta Age is given the title of 'Indian Shakespeare' ?

Description : 1. Who was the first lady Prime Minister in the world? 2. Which muscle is the strongest of all in the human body? 3. Who has the authority to remove the Vice-President from his office ... Meridian' passes through which states? 20. By whom was the slogan Inquilab Zinda bad' first raised?

Last Answer : Answer : 1. Shirimavo Bhandaranaike 2. Thigh 3. Parliament 4. Lunar eclipse 5. Kalidasa 6. Dialysis 7. 20 8. Dance 9. Northwestern Europe 10. Salabat Jang 11. Thigh 12. The Prime Minister 13. ... Cornwallis 16. Annie Besant 17. Panther 18. Hyderabad 19. UP, MP Orissa and AP 20. Bhagat Singh

What term am I thinking of? bah-bah-BAH-bah fatigue?

Description : What term am I thinking of? bah-bah-BAH-bah fatigue?

Last Answer : constipation?

Which fiction books imply/say the Giza pyramid hosts inside a high-power maser that almost destroyed the solar system?

Description : Which fiction books imply/say the Giza pyramid hosts inside a high-power maser that almost destroyed the solar system?

Last Answer : Try this

How do writers come up with antagonists philosophies?

Description : How do writers come up with antagonists philosophies?

Last Answer : That's part of the job of a writer. They have to devise all sorts of scenarios and envionments in which their plot will fit. A lot of it is imagination, probably with some research thrown in. ... invented the grammar and syntax of an entire make-believe language as well. Bottom line: It takes work!

How can I copyright my story when I haven't written it yet?

Description : How can I copyright my story when I haven't written it yet?

Last Answer : You have a copyright to your outline, as written. No one gets to own story ideas, though. What you do, is don't share story outlines with people you think are going to use your ideas ... them for stealing your story line (and for being crazy maniac story-outline bandits, which is ridiculous).

Who conceived the definition of protagonist means the character who drive the plot?

Description : Who conceived the definition of protagonist means the character who drive the plot?

Last Answer : Here you go: https://www.etymonline.com/word/protagonist

What's the sequel (book 2) of Loreth Anne White's "A Dark Lure"?

Description : What's the sequel (book 2) of Loreth Anne White's "A Dark Lure"?

Last Answer : The Dark Bones

How do you feel when an author continues the series of another author AFTER (s)he died?

Description : How do you feel when an author continues the series of another author AFTER (s)he died?

Last Answer : Frankly, I can’t wait for GRRM to die so someone will actually care to finish Game of Thrones.

What can I write to a bereaved parent?

Description : What can I write to a bereaved parent?

Last Answer : The death of an adult child must be gruesome with the amount of grief. I would buy an appropriate card and add a line of personal words of solace. I’m very sorry to hear your cousin is experiencing this tragedy.

Do you still have a callus next to the index finger of your writing hand?

Description : Do you still have a callus next to the index finger of your writing hand?

Last Answer : Later more on the calluses, but first this: Yesterday I wrote an instruction on how to use certain buttons on a dumb' phone, for my father. It was on a paper with a photo of the phone keyboard on ... , from holding brushes, when I was a house painter. The index finger even had a slight bow in it.

Why do people write novels?

Description : Why do people write novels?

Last Answer : Purely entertainment for the reader.

In /r/goforgold on Reddit, what kind of award should be awarded for a 500 word story?

Description : In /r/goforgold on Reddit, what kind of award should be awarded for a 500 word story?

Last Answer : Why don’t you check out the rule and/or observe how other users operate?

In Reddit, I made a challenge. Should I keep it open or should I close it?

Description : In Reddit, I made a challenge. Should I keep it open or should I close it?

Last Answer : This seems like an odd question to ask us.

How frightening is Writer's Block? Share your stories, please.

Description : How frightening is Writer's Block? Share your stories, please.

Last Answer : So you want to hear about our experience with writer’s block, offer advice for us, or hear our stories for your personal project?

How can the search on "amazon.com" be narrowed to search for all the male writers of mystery, thrillers, and suspense?

Description : How can the search on "amazon.com" be narrowed to search for all the male writers of mystery, thrillers, and suspense?

Last Answer : I don’t think that Amazon has an author gender search. Although it is an intersting thought. I can think of several categories where women write better fiction than men, and vice versa.

In what dimension is the reader of a story in relation to the story?

Description : In what dimension is the reader of a story in relation to the story?

Last Answer : Omniscient observer

Have you ever tried to write anything on a napkin?

Description : Have you ever tried to write anything on a napkin?

Last Answer : All the time. It’s better than writing on my hand, because I’ll wash it off and forget. :P Some napkins take pretty well to ballpoint. Others, not so much. Rollerball works fine almost all the time. Just write fast—but don’t press too hard. :) (Hot drink sleeves also do well in a pinch.)

Can you recommend me some title ideas for my book?

Description : Can you recommend me some title ideas for my book?

Last Answer : In This Together. (It’s short for: We’re all in this together.) Our Chance (This is our chance to make things better.)

Would this count as plagiarism?

Description : Would this count as plagiarism?

Last Answer : No. It’s written form, so everyone will have a different way of interpreting the same scene. As long as you don’t lift the words straight from the original source it’s not plagiarism. To be honest though, the two examples have nothing to do with the original sources to me.

What is your take on apps like Clean Reader?

Description : What is your take on apps like Clean Reader?

Last Answer : So you want to use a Bowdlerization app? Seems like a waste of time. It means you aren’t open minded enough to evaluate a book on its own merits. And that form of expurgation generally makes a book weak and ineffective.

What are the best worldbuilding strategies to use in fiction?

Description : What are the best worldbuilding strategies to use in fiction?

Last Answer : One of the things that made Game of Thrones so engaging (The Expanse too) is that they begin the story in a world that had a rich history and we learn more about what has happened in ... other people/groups of people and often have to make morally gray choices. That keeps things more believable.

Is it possible to put a complex faux history or cosmology or spiritual system into a novel, or series of sci fi / fantasy novels?

Description : Is it possible to put a complex faux history or cosmology or spiritual system into a novel, or series of sci fi / fantasy novels?

Last Answer : Asimov did it with his Foundation series. Heinlein did it in some of his longer novels. And of course JK Rowling did it in all of the Harry Potter books. It’s certainly possible to do, but you have to spend an enormous amount of time on consistency and detail, or it all falls apart.