1. What is meant by 'unification of sensibility'?
The terms 'unification of sensibility' and 'dissociation of sensibility' were used by T. S.Eliot in his assessment of seventeenth century poetry. By 'unification of sensibility' be meant 'a direct sensuous apprehension of thought, or a recreation of thought into feeling. ' This is a mark of good poetry.
2. What is meant by Emotive Language?
By emotive language we mean a language that powerfully evokes or expresses the desired emotion. It is opposed to the neo-classical poetic diction or the argumentative or intellectual language as practised by the eighteenth century poets.
3. What is meant by Euphemism?
The term Euphemism is applied to a highly or a mental and affected literary style as opposed to the natural style. The term originated from Lyly's Euphues which is known for its style rather than its contents.
4. What is meant by Erotic Literature?
The term Erotic Literature is applied to a literature which is highly characterized by erotic or sensual love. It is used in a derogatory sense. The literature produced by the poets of the Pre-Raphaelite School is largely erotic.
5. What is meant by Fin de Siecle?
It is a French term which means 'end of a century'. In English literature, it applies to the end of the 19th century, when the Victorian Age was in its decline, and with its decline, literature also declined considerably. It was a decade of decadent literature.
6. What is meant by Naturalism?
The term 'Naturalism' has nothing to do with Nature. It connotes extreme type of realism. The life of the people dwelling in slums in extreme poverty and misery is generally described in this type of literature.
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