iceberg theory
Meanings
noun
- 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
Etymology
An allusion to the greater part of an iceberg being hidden below the water.
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