“Thing A is as [adjective] as Thing B.” Unlike a metaphor, a similar does not posit that these things are the same, only that they are alike. As a result, it is probably the most common literary device in writing — you can almost always recognize a simile through the use of “...
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(2012). A study of the use of proverbs as a literary device in Achebe's `Things fall apart' and `Arrow of God'. Int. J. Acad. Res. Bus. Soc. Sci. 2, 121-127.Alimi, A. (2012). A study of the use of proverbs as a literary device in Achebe's Things Fall Apart and Arrow...
He says that the weeds and plants all have different natures and goes on to say that they all possess something of value: "Oh, mickle is the powerful grace that lies / In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities. / For naught so vile that on the earth doth live / But to th...
“Thing A is as [adjective] as Thing B.” Unlike a metaphor, a similar does not posit that these things are the same, only that they are alike. As a result, it is probably the most common literary device in writing — you can almost always recognize a simile through the use of “...
This analysis of the short story "Great Falls" by Richard Ford discusses major metaphors of light and dark, as well as Ford's exploration of themes such as rites of passage, the loss of innocence, and the discovery of self.
“I’m always open to hearing about things that are beneficial to our authors… I just don’t generally hear those things from publishers.” Many agents expressed a similar sentiment to Gottlieb’s — that, essentially, publishers would never propose a single royalty-rate structure unless it ...
I will probably also add a lamp, either clamped on the device or incorporated into the new base. When the clock sits in the cupboard, sometimes it is a little too dark to be able to tell the time. Instead of getting power for a lamp separately, one could power a lamp usingpower from...
a literary device for saying almost everything about almost anything.” Huxley says that essays can be studied “most effectively within a three-poled frame of reference” and goes on to identify the “three poles” as: • the pole of the personal and the autobiographical ...
At the first meeting about the book I realised certain things about Carmen Callil. One, she is usually right. Two, she usually gets her way. Three, she gets up really early in the morning. Four, she adores England. Five, she takes a dim view of America. I realised that I was in ...