Elizabethan Literature Terminology

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noun a highly elaborate and artificial style of writing or speaking, characterized by excessive use of literary devices and affected elegance

  • The author's use of euphuism in his writing style made the novel difficult to read for some.
  • I don't really understand all the euphuism in this book, it's too fancy for me.
  • Why do you always have to use so much euphuism in your texts? Just say what you mean.
  • Her speech was filled with euphuism, masking the true meaning behind her words.