Extended metaphor is often used in poetry, songs, and even rhetoric because of its ability to connect with readers and listeners. Here are a few excerpts from famous extended metaphors: But soft! What light thr
Mark Antony’s monologue is perhaps the most famous example of a eulogy in all of literature. And yet, it does not, at first, seem like a typical eulogy. Antony’s words are full of sarcasm and verbal irony, as he seems to be praising Caesar’s killer Brutus. Instead, Antony is sayi...
Here are examples of sensory language in famous literature. Sight- from Franz Kafka's "Metamorphosis" "He lay on his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sections...His many legs, pitifully ...
This study aims to explore the attributes leading to the establishment of personal style. It firstly reviews literature about creativity in psychology as well as socio-historical phenomenon of Cantonese opera in Hong Kong, followed by an analysis of two Aria Type excerpts sung by three eminent ...
Epigraph: a phrase, quote, or any short piece of text that comes before a longer document (a poem, story, book, etc.). Comedy: a humorous and entertaining genre of literature, film, and television. Digression: occurs when the writer interrupts the main plotline to contribute additional ...
Children’s bookauthor Elly Swartzshares excerpts of all her books on her book landing page—and in an engaging way too. She shares a video reading the first chapter of each book. Clicking the #FirstChapterFriday leads visitors to a video landing page ...
The 7 types of content you can include in your newsletter 11 inspiring email newsletter examples from Kit customers There’s no doubt that email marketing is the future. Email newsletters are fast to put together, cheap to distribute, easy to monetize, and you’ll never have to worry about ...
Jonathan Swift’s famous essay A Modest Proposal is a piece of satire in which he puts forth the idea of eating the children of Ireland to combat both the problems of hunger and of overpopulation. Knowing that the public will react with horror to this proposal, Swift preempts it with the...
Weather affects almost everything -- farming, building, travel, safety at sea, social activity in general. So predicting the weather became a feature of almanacs that, from the late 16th century onwards, were the most widely read literature after the Bible. Predictions were based on planetary ...
A similar diagram can be used for understanding the patterns of drama or plays. This is known as the Five Act Structure. It too has five parts, each act coinciding with one part of the narrative diagram. Shakespeare was famous for structuring his plays in five acts: Act I is the introduc...