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Simile Examples in Literature and Everyday Language
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSimiles are like spices for writing: Used in the right proportion, they can add zest and verve to your prose. Once you're familiar with them, you'll...
What does alliteration mean? Definitions and real-world examples in ads, songs and poetry.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoEven if you're years out of school and not actively taking an English class, it's hard not to note...
50 common hyperbole examples to use in your everyday life
The Today Show via AOL· 4 months agoYou may have vague recollections of hyperbole from high school English or Language Arts classes. Or,...
Personification Examples to Make Your Writing More Interesting
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 1 month agoLike other forms of figurative language, personification can make your writing more dynamic. By...
The Power of Percival Everett: America’s Incendiary Man of Letters
The Oprah Magazine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Power of Percival EverettOprah Daily With a lifetime achievement award from the National Book...
Why Do We Anthropomorphize?
Verywell Mind via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe act of giving human traits to animals and objects Ferrantraite / Getty Images Anthropomorphism, or anthropomorphization, describes a behavior in...
10 Hyperbole Examples That Make Mountains out of Molehills
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 1 month agoHyperbole is an ancient Greek word that roughly translates to "go beyond." The many hyperbole...
My family was murdered in Auschwitz. Holocaust metaphors are a cruel distortion
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSince time immemorial, authors have utilised metaphors as powerful literary devices, recognising...
What America’s first board game can teach us about the aspirations of a young nation
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 weeks ago'The Travellers’ Tour Through the United States' is the earliest known board game to depict a map of...
Gotta get back in time: The current explosion of time travel novels goes beyond sci-fi and fantasy
Salon via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAbstract photo of a open book with light and letters Getty Images/fotojog Maybe I just had time...