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All About Consonance

The English language offers writers boundless opportunities to express themselves. A writer does not necessarily have to use rhyme to introduce musicality in their work; it is known that musicality increases remembrance in the reader’s mind. Playing around with the sounds that single words or...

What is Synecdoche?

You have heard phrases like, “I crushed my wheels yesterday on my way back home.” As in this case, you automatically understood what the speaker was saying, partly because of the context of the conversation. You figured by “wheels,” the speaker means his or her car....

What's Satire?

Satire is one of the oldest literary devices of the English language. Its origin and use date far back in history. Roman scholars and poets such as Marcus Terentius Varro, Menippus, Petronius, and Gaius Lucilius were very fond of using satire in their literary work....

All About Metonymy

What comes into your mind when you hear the word “Hollywood?” Certainly not a neighborhood in Los Angeles. You automatically started thinking about movies or maybe great actors in the United States. Everybody thinks about the film industry whenever the word “Hollywood” pops up. Why...

What's Anaphora?

What is anaphora? Having read a lot of books (which I assume you have), you must have seen that some writers tend to use the same words to begin their sentences. This may also be in speech. For example: “We came, we saw, we conquered”. (A letter...

What is a Paradox

“This is the beginning of the end.” Consider and think about the meaning of that statement. Don’t you find it quite weird? It makes sense, yet at the same time, it doesn’t make sense. Or in a particular context, say a ceremony, the statement is...

The Importance and Application of Dramatic Irony in Fiction

Remarkable appearance in the tragic end of Romeo and Juliet, prominent writers have always used dramatic irony to create intrigue and suspense. The reader knows what is coming, but the characters don't. And as they act and speak in ignorance, readers can only hope for...

Exploring Paradox in Literature and How To Write One

Paradoxes are very effective in writing. They can prove popular opinion to be too simple to be relevant, highlight societal hypocrisy and injustice, and help create a complex fictional character. In this article, we explore the use of paradox to convey complex concepts and ridiculous...

3 Simple Tips for Writers to Avoid Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Most writers write their books directly on their computers in this digital age. And if you consider that writers aim for a minimum of 1000 words a day, and a typical novel is about 70 000 words, that is a lot of typing! And that...

Flashbacks

The definition of a flashback A flashback is a literary device that interrupts the chronological order of events or scenes in a narrative to insert a past scene or event in the narrative. A flashback takes the audience from the present back to the past. The...