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Terms for subject Literature (1001 entries)

Margaret Atwood	Canadian novelist and poet. She has been nominated for the Booker prize five times, winning it once.
marginalia	Notes which appear in the margins of a book.
Marxism	The economic and political theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that hold that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will ultimately be superseded by communism.
Marxist criticism	This discourse stems from the cultural theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. In relation to literature Marxism is interested in the position authors write from, and the representation of class struggles.
Master Evaluator	ME
maxim	A short, pithy statement believed to contain wisdom or insight into human nature.
medieval	The period of time, about a thousand years long, between the fall of the Roman Empire and the emergence of the Renaissance.
melodrama	Traditionally this is a play with a musical accompaniment to heighten the emotional aspect of the drama. Often melodramas gave rise to two dimensional or flat characters.
Membership Hot Line	HL
memoir	An autobiographical sketch, which focuses less on the author's personal life or psychological development, but more on the notable people and events the author has encountered or witnessed. The aim of a memoir, unlike a diary, is to be eventually published.
metanoia	, metanoia, changing (one's) mind	glassm­an
metanoia	from the Greek μ	glassm­an
metanoia	α	glassm­an
metaphor	A comparison, between two things not usually compared, that implies that one object is another one, figuratively speaking. The phrase "the ladder of success," implies to the reader that being successful is like climbing a ladder to a higher and better position.
metaphysical	The word generally refers to a group of 17th century poets, who include Donne, Herbert and Marvell. Metaphysical poetry commonly has striking imagery, which sometimes stems from new contemporary scientific and geographic discoveries, witty conceits, the contrast of the physical and the philosophical and a high impression of mortality. There is also flexibility in the meter and rhythm adopted.
metaphysical poetry	Poetry which uses logic and reason to construct an "argument" and draws on other fields such as science, law, philosophy and exploration to describe emotion, often love.
metaphysical poets	Poets, usually writing in the 17th century and whose poetry utilises metaphysical imagery. Donne, Herbert, Marvell and Vaughan are among the best known metaphysical poets.
meter	A recognizable though varying pattern of stressed syllables alternating with syllables of less stress. Compositions written in meter are said to be in verse. There are many possible patterns of verse. Each unit of stressed and unstressed syllables is called a "foot." iambic is one example of meter.
metonymy	Using a physical object to embody a more general idea. For example crown is a metonym as it refers to royalty or the entire royal family. Also stating "the pen is mightier than the sword", suggests that the power of education and writing is more potent for changing the world than violence. The word literally means 'change of name'.
metrical	Relating to poetic metre or beat.