No matter if you're in school or well past your days in English class, figures of speech are used every day in our lives. From songs and television shows to conversations and advertisements, we often ...

Read aloud picture books and look for simile examples and metaphor examples to learn how writers use figurative language to make writing beautiful and convey meaning. Use these favorite mentor texts ...

Language has the power to shape the way we think. The words we use to communicate can influence our perceptions, ideas and subsequent choices. One example is the use of metaphors, figures of speech ...

This post is the second in a series entitled The Writer's Laboratory. See the introductory post for more information. Source: correcting-1870721_1920 PixabayCCO 3844328 The metaphor is one of the most ...

A real estate developer observing Steve McCallion's brand strategy firm at work trying to create a narrative for a new residential community turned to him after a meeting and said, "I finally ...

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On Sat, April 9, Jad Abumrad, host of the Radiolab podcast, visited NAU. His talk, entitled “Gut Churn,” used animation, sound and metaphor to, paradoxically, clarify the creative process. As a writer ...