iceberg theory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A minimalist literary approach used by Ernest Hemingway, according to which the writer should omit as much as possible, leaving the reader to infer it.

Word forms

iceberg theory

Etymology

An allusion to the greater part of an iceberg being hidden below the water.

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