I see some folks are taking issue with the word "literalism." The the term "New Literalism" is coined in the linked article[0] as such:

"When I say literalism, I don't mean realistic or plainly literal. I mean literalist, as when we say something is on the nose or heavy-handed, that it hammers away at us or beats a dead horse. As these phrases imply, to re-state the screamingly obvious does a kind of violence to art. "A point is still a point!""

Hope this is helpful.

[0]https://www.newyorker.com/culture/critics-notebook/the-new-l...