What Is A Hyperbole?
Have you ever used “LOL” when responding to a text or message? If so, you have used a hyperbole without…
Figures of Speech
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What Is Innuendo and How Do You Use It?
Funny, mean, allusive — all these words describe one of English’s most two-faced figures of speech: the innuendo. If you’ve ever thought to make…
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An Aphorism Definition for Those Seeking Profound Truths
As an undergraduate, I once mangled somebody’s mantra in a memorable way by saying, “Inhale love, exhale hostility.” My friends…
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What Are Mnemonic Devices?
Before the days of cell phones, people had to either remember phone numbers or flip their way through the alphabet…
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Add a Literary Advantage With Assonance
Try as I might, I cannot always light the fire to inspire my productivity, despite my desire to do so.…
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Cliche Definition: It Is What It Is
I’ve spent most of my life in the Midwest; however, for a few humid years, I lived in Florida: the…
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Consonance Creates Atmosphere in Your Writing
We learn about consonants and vowels in elementary school, but what is a consonant in the context of writing? And…
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Figure of Speech Definition and Full List of Examples
Often, I find myself addressing my computer directly, begging it to cooperate with me. “My computer hates me,” is a…
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Idiom Examples That Break the Grammar Mold
Editors and clients sometimes quail at the sight of idiomatic phrases. If someone asks you to cool it with the…
