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Why stylistics is considered bridge between linguistics and literature?, Why stylistics is sometimes called literary linguistics?

Why stylistics is considered bridge between linguistics and literature?  Why stylistics is sometimes called literary linguistics? Why stylistics is sometimes called literary linguistics? Q no 1:What is Style? Ans: Style is the way of writing .It is the way of   individualizing the words or use of words for the means of communication (communication of thoughts, feelings). A writer or a speaker uses words and make sentences arranging the words in hi/her own way which is different in every person. The choice of words, use of literary devices, diction transportation, sublimity etc is different in different writers ( everyone uses language in his/her own way).So style is the way of using language in his own creative manner. Therefore through thorough study and analysis, we can find the writer of a text (if he is a ell known writer) through his style. Shakespeare , Milton, Pope had their own style which separate them from other writers. Even these great writer's styles have bee
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Most Important Post Colonial Literary Terms

Post Colonial Literature is full of literary terms which are hard to find. I myself as a student find it very hard to find these terms therefore I have collected 18 most important and widely used terms with examples for the students to study and take help from my research. Here are the literary terms  Most Important Post Colonial Literary Terms 1. Postcolonial:              Meriam Webster defines post colonial as “being time after colonialism”. Post colonial is an adjective which defines the time after colonialism. Colonialism is the policy of a country seeking to extend its authority over people and territories. But in late 20 th century all colonial countries were forced to retreat and all the colonies gained independence. So, the thing related to the era after colonialism is called postcolonial. The word is invoked in a wider variety of contexts for post colonial theory, postcolonial era, postcolonial psychology etc. 2. Colonial:             Colonial is also an adjective