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Book Review – Mama's Song by Ben Beaton
Estranged from her parents, pregnant, confused and tired, Georgina wants to run away but discovers that there are some things you can't leave behind. more...
Book Review – The Many Conditions of Love
Farahad Zama once again takes readers to the Indian city of Vizag in this charming story about the complicated nature of love, romance and family responsibilities. more...
Book Review – Destination Abudai by Prue Mason
When Jaz travels to Abudai to meet his father, he discovers that family life the Middle East is very different to what he expected. more...
Book Review – Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie
From Nagasaki during the last days of World War II to Afghanistan and the United States post 9/11, Burnt Shadows takes on themes of terrorism and multiculturalism. more...
Book Review – Beijing Tai Tai by Tania McCartney
This memoir chronicles the highs and lows of an Australian family living in Beijing with humour, insight and a keen eye for the quirks of human nature. more...
Review - A Lucky Child by Thomas Buergenthal
From his exile from Slovakia to the ghetto of Kielce, Poland and eventually to Auschwitz at the age of ten, Buergenthal's memoir is a remarkable tale of survival. more...
Book Review – Darcy's Passions by Regina Jeffers
Based on the storyline of Pride and Prejudice, this novel takes a fresh approaches to the novel by considering the action of the story from the perspective of Darcy. more...
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Literary Technique: Overstatement
By: Teresa Knudsen
Overstatement is a favorite tool of everyone, not just limited to writers and artists. While the impulse to exaggerate is world-wide, overstatement is typically American. more...
By: Teresa Knudsen
When writers and artists want to quickly capture the audience's attention and make a point, they often turn to the oxymoron. Juxtaposing images or ideas packs a punch. more...
By: Teresa Knudsen
When faced with conflicting ideas or experiences in life, often writers and artists will use the paradox, a tool that helps explain how two opposing ideas can be true. more...
By: Teresa Knudsen
Writers who are looking to expand or condense their writings often turn to classic literature and reference works such as Shakespeare or the Oxford English Dictionary. more...
Literary Technique: Verbal Imagery in Writing
By: Teresa Knudsen
When writers are working to be creative and effective, often they will stretch beyond similes, metaphors, and symbols, and pump up their writing with strong verbs. more...
Literary Technique The Pun, for Humor or Tedium
By: Teresa Knudsen
One of the oldest forms of humor is the pun. This comedy device depends on the use of two words that happen to sound alike, but which have different meaning. more...
By: Teresa Knudsen
Whenever writers want to strengthen a comparison, they use a metaphor. Without the weakening influence of the words "like" or "as," a metaphor compares directly. more...
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