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    There is no simple way to describe the term, “literary merit.” In order for any piece of literature to justify itself as full of merit, it must have a specific set of complex attributes. There are four primary attributes that must be incorporated into any piece of literature: symbolism, emotional appeal, conflict, and effective character development. With the absence of these four crucial elements, the term “literary merit” ceases to exist. The book, All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr perfectly

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    Literary Merit Analysis

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    the book is to entertain the reader. In a literary merit, the book may have a number of purposes. It may entertain, give a message or suggestion about the current society, or various other purposes. Books read for enjoyment are oftentimes fun to read and are appealing to a wide audience. However, these books are read by a majority of people only one time through because they have a simple message that is easy to understand. On the other hand, literary merit books may not be quite enjoyable in the same

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    Literary Merit Of Olympus

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    Literary Merit of the Blood of Olympus Literary merit has become a term reserved for what society would consider the classics, leaving relatively little space for any newcomers. There is no doubt that the classics are worthy of literary merit for their compelling stories, their exploration of universal themes, and their presentation, but that does ot mean that young adult novels are not worthy of literary merit. While most young adult novels are within the public’s notice and then phase out just

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    the “classics” such as The Great Gatsby, Pride and Prejudice, or other contemporary works such as Beloved as pieces of literary merit. However, most people are not inclined to presume of prevalent novels -- a classification of works with divergent writing styles that reach an array of different individuals -- as works of literary merit. But what constitutes a piece of literary merit? It is a composed work of originality; consisting of an author's thoughts and craft of magic: cohesive and aesthetic

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    As is true with most forms of creative expression, art is inherently subjective; the written medium is no exception to this rule. Despite this subjectivity, certain aspects of writing hold objective worth. Literary merit refers to the characteristics which determine higher quality writing and, by doing so, serves as a differentiator meant to apply objectivity to a traditionally subjective topic. Such an approach can be extended to distinguish the value of two popular short stories, "The Most Dangerous

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    A character in a literary merit that helps describe one of these shaping ways as a character would be, Macbeth, in the story, Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Macbeth seems most like the egg presented in this story because at the beginning of Macbeth, Macbeth is a nice person and super caring until he meets 3 witch that tell him ¨All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!¨(Shakespeare, L50), expressing to him how he will become the future king. By Macbethś eyes he thinks this is so wonderful

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    A Room With a View Literary Merit I as a reader enjoy reading, however I do not do it as often as I would like. I always have trouble starting books, I would say that the first five to chapters are the hardest to get through. I admire how with reading you are able to make your own depiction of what’s happening, instead of seeing what others envisioned. To me a great book must have twists and turns to keep me interested. I love being able to get to know the characters, feeling as if they are apart

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    WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DOLL? For me, my favorite doll is "stitch". Stitch,aka experiment 626, is one mischievous alien!. Thankfully, he has Lilo around to calm him down. Maybe someday he'll know the different between good or bad.I really love him . Lilo & Stitch is a 2002 American animated science fiction/family film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released on June 21, 2002.  Kullasatree 010 3EN  WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DRINK? I love to drink strawberry yogurt smoothie about 2-3

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    Politician from all walks of life nowadays agree on one thing: we need to build more meritocratic societies. That is, societies where everyone, no matter what their background is, has the chance to succeed on their own merits. This is a beautiful idea responsible for some great things like free education for all, and a real effort to end nepotism in business and government. We have largely done away with the old world of feudalism where lords couldn't manage their estates, commanders couldn't understand

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    Literary Merit Given to Taylor Swift In recent decades, many people are starting to look at song lyrics as a form of poetry. There are numerous poems that are given high literary merit for exceeding the specific criteria that is set by others. Literary merit is considered to be when an author can connect with the reader, can appeal to anyone, or any genre, and uses creative language to convey the message. Taylor Swift’s lyrics have literary merit because she has a fan base from all different genres

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