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An activity that has no hope of success; a waste of time.
To assign to a lower or less important position or rank.
According to its own rules or qualities, rather than by external standards.
To use intellectual reasoning to avoid dealing with emotional or practical realities.
The mental abilities used to analyze and judge something.
The complex structure or internal organization of a literary work.
The leading character or the primary driving force/subject in a narrative.
Irrelevant or meaningless data or opinions that obscure or distract from useful information.
A standard of measurement or a quantitative indicator used to evaluate something.
The distinctive quality, feel, or 'grain' of a particular experience or piece of writing.