Simile & Metaphor
Ok we're all guilty of this one... even me sometimes 😅 Interchanging simile and metaphor, or mistaking one for the other. So today, let's learn what...Read more
Who Sees the Story? Understanding Focalization in Literature 1 To read a creative work is not only to follow events as they happen, but to encounter...Read more
Understanding Hypallage
There is a rare figure of speech where a modifier is transferred from the word it logically describes to another word in the sentence. This is known...Read more
Understanding Mimesis and Diegesis in Literature
Showing or Telling — What Makes a Story Stronger? Two Ways Stories Speak in Literature; Mimesis & Diegesis (1) In creative writing, how the story re...Read more
Understanding Literary Subtext 3
Understanding Subtext in Literature 3 How Writers Apply Subtext Writers apply subtext when they deliberately allow certain meanings to remain unspok...Read more
Understanding Literary Subtext 2
Understanding Subtext in Literature II Subtext can be present in different forms depending on the context of the scene or narrative. One common type...Read more
Beneath the Words: Understanding Subtext in Writing
Have you ever read a line that seemed simple, but you knew it meant something deeper? Great writers do not always convey meanings plainly. Great rea...Read more
Stories and Sales: Finding Intentional Balance
During class one day, while waiting for the lecturer to arrive, we had a mini interview session – one of those moments that happen naturally and fee...Read more
