Simile is a comparison of two things using the words like or as.. He looks like an elephant. Symbolism is a literary method of extending meaning through the use of commonly accepted symbols or something that stands for another thing.
Scholarly literature is written by researchers who are experts in their field. People who write for academic journals are employed by colleges, universities, or other institutions of education or research. They submit articles to the editors of the journals, who decide whether or not to publish the article.
literature. n. 1. written material such as poetry, novels, essays, etc, esp works of imagination characterized by excellence of style and expression and by themes of general or enduring interest. 2. the body of written work of a particular culture or people: Scandinavian literature. 3. written or printed matter of a particular type or on a particular subject: scientific literature; the literature of the violin. 4. printed material giving a particular type of information: sales literature.