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* Dr. L. Wheeler, Kip. “Verisimilitude.” Literary Terms and Definitions:V. 1998-2003. | * Dr. L. Wheeler, Kip. “Verisimilitude.” ''Literary Terms and Definitions:V.'' 1998-2003. | ||
*Harris, Robert. “Verisimilitude.” A Glossary of Literary Terms. 22May1997. | *Harris, Robert. “Verisimilitude.” ''A Glossary of Literary Terms.'' 22May1997. | ||
*J.A. Cuddon, Penguin Books, London. “Verisimilitude.” Bibliography: A Dictionary of Literary Terms, 1977 | *J.A. Cuddon, Penguin Books, London. “Verisimilitude.” Bibliography: ''A Dictionary of Literary Terms'', 1977 | ||
*Mifflin, Houghton. “Verisimilitude.” Webster’s II New College Dictionary. 2001,1999,1995 | *Mifflin, Houghton. “Verisimilitude.” ''Webster’s II New College Dictionary.'' 2001,1999,1995 | ||
Revision as of 17:31, 14 February 2006
This literary term refers to characters or events in a story that appears to be life like and believable. If an author writes about a man who falls off a cliff and he dies. It is believable that, if a man falls off a cliff he will die. It is possible that a person can believe an event or character in a fiction story is real so, a story can have a degree of verisimilitude in fiction stories as well as non-fiction stories, as long as the reader feels that it is real (Wheeler).
Works Cited
- Dr. L. Wheeler, Kip. “Verisimilitude.” Literary Terms and Definitions:V. 1998-2003.
- Harris, Robert. “Verisimilitude.” A Glossary of Literary Terms. 22May1997.
- J.A. Cuddon, Penguin Books, London. “Verisimilitude.” Bibliography: A Dictionary of Literary Terms, 1977
- Mifflin, Houghton. “Verisimilitude.” Webster’s II New College Dictionary. 2001,1999,1995