👉 Maudlinism is a literary technique in which words are used to convey emotions rather than to express them directly. It involves using phrases and sentences that sound like they were written by someone who was not feeling particularly well, or perhaps even as if they were written by someone who had just lost their breath. Maudlinists often use repetition, similes, metaphors, and other literary devices to create a sense of unease, melancholy, or somberness that contrasts with the more
