literary present

noun

Definitions

  1. The present tense as used by convention to describe events in fictional works, such as…

    The present tense as used by convention to describe events in fictional works, such as when explaining the plot of a book or film.

  2. The present tense as used to describe an action of speaking or writing that lives on…

    The present tense as used to describe an action of speaking or writing that lives on through written works or record.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for literary present. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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