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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...
5 Types of Figurative Language With Examples
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 5 days agoFigurative language is a cornerstone of expressive writing. Unlike literal language, which conveys information plainly and directly, figurative language introduces an imaginative spark, offering the reader new ways to view ideas and emotions.
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...
Could a video game developer win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
The Conversation en Español via Yahoo News· 1 month agoScreenshot from the video game 'The Stanley Parable'. Stanley Parable In October 2016, the Swedish...
Unbelonging in Higher Education
Harper's Bazaar via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSoon after I was hired as assistant professor of Latinx studies, my department, Romance Languages and Literatures, was presented with what in the...
Salman Rushdie leads criticism of ‘absurd’ Roald Dahl censorship
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSalman Rushdie has spoken out against recent reports of Roald Dahl books having passages rewritten...
Byzantine mosaics, beaches and Dante’s final resting place: Why you should visit Ravenna this summer
Euronews via Yahoo News· 2 months agoLocated in Italy's culturally rich Emilia-Romagna region, Ravenna offers a fascinating blend of art,...
Roald Dahl’s Children’s Books to Republish With Offensive Language Removed
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEagle-eyed readers of Roald Dahl might notice some small-but-significant changes within an upcoming...
Seven Ukrainian books to fall in love with
The New Voice of Ukraine via Yahoo News· 7 months agoBooks Almost twenty years passed between my school reading of Ukrainian classics, which left me depressed, and my enthusiastic return to Ukrainian...
