samuel johnson
Alexander Pope is often considered one of the dominant literary figures following Swift and Pope due to his influential works such as "The Rape of the Lock" and "An Essay on Criticism." Pope's satirical and witty writing style, along with his moral and philosophical insights, solidified his reputation as a significant figure in 18th-century English literature.
The Lost Generation writers, such as Hemingway and Fitzgerald, were no longer dominant after World War II with the emergence of new literary movements like the Beat Generation and the postmodernists. Their works were seen as reflecting a different era and sensibility, making way for new voices and styles in American literature.
onomatopoeia
Neoclassicsm
neoclassicism
from 1660 to 1800 ... was not the dominant literart movement in english writing
Neoclassicism
Gertrude Stein
Motif: A recurrent thematic element in an artistic or literary work. A dominant theme or central idea.
Dialogue
I think it might be a 'vignette'. 'Literary' mean that the method of writing is more important than the contents. So a piece involving literary devices and communicative methods would be considered literary.
William Dean Howells was an influential literary figure and a defender of realism.