Literary Terms, YEL-“MR
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yellow journalism, the use of lurid features and sensationalized news in newspaper publishing to attract readers......
Yiddish literature, the body of written works produced in the Yiddish language of Ashkenazic Jewry (central and......
yomihon, a subgenre of gesaku, a type of popular Japanese literature of the Tokugawa, or Edo, period (1603–1867).......
young adult literature, a genre of literature geared toward readers between 12 and 18 years old. Young adult (YA)......
Ysopet, in French literature, a medieval collection of fables, often versions of Aesop’s Fables. The word Ysopet......
yuefu, form of Chinese poetry derived from the folk-ballad tradition. The yuefu takes its name from the Yuefu (“Music......
zaju, one of the major forms of Chinese drama. The style originated as a short variety play in North China during......
zombie, undead creature frequently featured in works of horror fiction and film. While its roots may possibly be......
Zwarte Piet is a character in Dutch folklore who serves St. Nicholas (in Dutch, Sinterklaas) in St. Nicholas Day......
The Berlin Wall was erected by communist East Germany and the Soviet Union in 1961 to keep skilled East German......