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. Formulaic text

B. playful irony

C. historical context

D. literary movement

a. Literary Movement

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.

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