No artist wants to be known for a cliché, but Bulwer-Lytton’s legacy as the writer of the worst sentence in English literature may be partially deserved. Though he popularized it was a dark and ...

However, that's not the case with the origins of many classic literary clichés ... a December 1931 issue of 'The Rotarian' as an early example: "Little did he know that he was then on the ...

Excerpted from “It's Been Said Before: A Guide to the Use and Abuse of Cliches ... Here are a few examples: a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought ...

Derived from the French word meaning “to stereotype,” a cliche represents a thought ... These are predictable and overused character tropes in literature, films, and storytelling.

But the infamous line, referred to by some as "the literary posterchild for bad story ... and would print off examples to share with her friends at lunch. Kat Russo, of Loveland, Colorado, is ...