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formulism [ˈfɔːmjʊˌlɪzəm] n adherence to or belief in formulas formulist n & adj formulistic adj formulism the basing of behavior and thinking upon existent categories, formulas, or systems of formulas; traditionalism. — formulist, n. — formulistic, adj. See also: AttitudesHow to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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McEwen is guilty of a certain formulism that frustrates through its very closeness to really smart art. With the exception perhaps of wordplay there is nothing controversial about this list; more permissive is the range of rhetorical and structural patterns admitted to the canon in chapter 5, which covers variation, structural interlace, envelope patterns, formulism, enjambement, parataxis, parenthesis, catalogues, anaphora, antithesis, and |
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