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Merism vs Verism - What's the difference?

merism | verism |

As nouns the difference between merism and verism

is that merism is referring to something by its polar extremes, as in "we searched high and low" while verism is presenting common, everyday subjects, specifically eschewing the heroic or legendary.

merism

English

Noun

  • (literature, rhetoric) Referring to something by its polar extremes, as in "we searched high and low".
  • (literature, rhetoric) Referring to something by a list of its parts.

    • verism

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (arts, literature) Presenting common, everyday subjects, specifically eschewing the heroic or legendary.
  • (arts) A movement in the late 19th century, related to realism