What term is used to describe a trend in literature characterized by the shared assumptions, beliefs, and practices of an influential group of writers?
a. literary movement
b. formulaic text
c. historical context
d. playful irony
A literary movement is used to describe a trend in literature that is characterised by the shared assumptions, beliefs and practices of an influential group of writers. A literary movement consists of pieces of literary work from different authors but usually in the same era. They are all considered as a part of one literary movement because of similarity in ideas.