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Simile Examples in Literature and Everyday Language
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 2 days 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...
David Murdock Column: On 'wide-open as an Evinrude'
The Gadsden Times via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAs many times as I’ve said it here, I still need to say it sometimes: Memory is a slippery thing. Mostly, I need to say it to remind myself. It surprises...
What is a metaphor? Check out these examples in songs, literature and more.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoNo matter if you're in school or well past your days in English class, figures of speech are used...
Set the mood on Valentine's Day with 20 of the best love songs from this century
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFrom Frank Sinatra to The Beatles, Etta James to Celine Dion, love songs are practically a...
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...
UNC basketball earns reprieve from the noise during much-needed win over Georgia Tech
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 1 year agoA good Saturday for North Carolina — a happy one, at last — looked for a little while like it might...
Why pain seems worse at night
The Conversation en Español via Yahoo News· 12 months agoWe have all experienced pain becoming more unbearable at night. The absence of stimuli and the influence of circadian rhythms could explain this...
Mining Metal: Carnal Tomb, Ch’ahom, Cirkeln, Kvelgeyst, Panopticon, Spidergawd, Vastum, and Vestígio
Consequence of Sound via Yahoo News· 6 months agoHighlighting standout underground metal releases each month. Mining Metal: Carnal Tomb, Ch’ahom,...
Is this the end of 'Ted Lasso'? If it was, it didn't disappoint
LA Times via Yahoo News· 12 months agoTwo popular series came to a conclusion this week. One was populated exclusively by horrible people, the other almost entirely by good ones. Both raised the question of whether change is possible ...
