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in literature, this refers to the cultural context in which a story is told, e.g. among Arab traders in north-east Africa in the 1500s, European artists in the 1920s, or rural black South African women in the 1960s.
in literature: the attitude and influence of the writer, evident in the feel of the writing.
a sentence in which the main clause is at the beginning of the sentence, e.g. I know, because I...
a noun that names an idea, concept or quality, e.g. love, justice, fear...
a style of writing and speaking that uses colloquial language, e.g. Listen, pal, can you spare...