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Literary Technique - Understatement: Understatements are Classic Ways to Share Startling Information

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By: Teresa Knudsen

Literary Technique - Innuendo: Roundabout Gossip, Unsavory Suggestion, Negative Implication

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By: Teresa Knudsen

Literary Technique - Overstatement: Exaggeration or Hyperbole

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By: Teresa Knudsen

Literary Technique - Oxymoron: Contradiction of Terms Offers the Big Picture in a Few Words

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By: Teresa Knudsen

Literary Technique - Paradox: A Paradox Can Help Us Understand Life's Contradictions

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By: Teresa Knudsen

Literary Technique - Ambiguity: Multiple Dictionary Definitions Expand Meanings in Literature

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By: Teresa Knudsen

Literary Technique - Verbal Imagery in Writing: Literature, News, and Sports Writers All Use Verbs to Describe

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By: Teresa Knudsen

Literary Technique The Pun, for Humor or Tedium: The Play on Words Can Be Funny or Awful, a Joke or Blunt Instrument

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By: Teresa Knudsen

Literary Technique Metaphor: Metaphors Make Strong Figurative Language

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By: Teresa Knudsen

Literary Technique Similes in Literature: Similes, a Form of Figurative Language, are Basic Tools for Writers

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By: Teresa Knudsen

Literary Technique Symbol in Human Life and Art: Symbols Illuminate Themes in Literature, Poetry, and the Human Mind

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By: Teresa Knudsen

The Temptation of Christ: Holy Exchange With the Devil or Hallucination?

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By: William Padgett

Book Review – Mama's Song by Ben Beaton: YA Fiction by West Australian Author

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By: Feature Writer Susan Whelan

Book Review – The Many Conditions of Love: Second Book in The Marriage Bureau for Rich People Series

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By: Feature Writer Susan Whelan

Literary Analysis of The Death of Ivan Ilyich: The Message That Leo Tolstoy Sends to Society

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By: Kayla Cupp

The Myth of Atrahasis: The Story of the Flood Has an Ancient Pedigree

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By: Paris Franz

Reading List: Fall & Winter 2009 – 2010: Titles to Keep You Entertained During the Cold Months Ahead

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By: Joshua Nuttall

Reading List: Fall & Winter 2009 – 2010: Titles to Keep You Entertained During the Cold Months Ahead

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By: Joshua Nuttall

Book Review – Destination Abudai by Prue Mason: New YA Novel by the Australian Author of Camel Rider

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By: Feature Writer Susan Whelan

Peony In Love – Book Review: Lisa See's Unforgettable Novel of Love and Tragedy

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By: My Nguyen

Shakespeare, Crafter of Cliches: Most Writers Unconsciously Borrow From the Bard

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By: Gene Owens

Life of Pi by Yann Martel: A Book That Will Renew Readers Faith in the Fantastical

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By: My Nguyen

Black Pioneers of Literature: Successful African-American, Black British and African Writers

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By: Kimberly Ward

Book Review – Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie: Epic Novel by Pakistani Author Spans Six Decades of World Events

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By: Feature Writer Susan Whelan

Collins' "Terribly Strange Bed" Inspires Novel: Blood Money and Elaborate Traps Set Stage for The Haunted Hotel

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By: Amanda Flinner

Hunters, Rogues & Heroes - Connor McKenzie: NZ Outdoor - Hunting Yarns from Favourite New Zealand Author

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By: Feature Writer Lyn Rasmussen

Review – An Enemy of the People by Henrick Ibsen: A Commentary of Today's Society

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By: Roxanne Llamzon

Lolita – Nabakov's Classic Novel: Pedophilia in Fiction – The Psychology of Nabokov's Lolita

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By: Paula Marie Deubel

Epic Theory in Frye's Anatomy of Criticism: Northrop Frye's Classic Helps Define Epic Genre in Narrative Art

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By: Feature Writer Luke Arnott

Piscine Patel is Richard Parker: Analysis of the Main Character and His Id in Martel's The LIfe of Pi

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By: Jaclyna Perez

The Farming of Bones: A Historical Narrative by Edwidge Danticat

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By: Dianha Simpson

Book Review – Beijing Tai Tai by Tania McCartney: The Experiences of an Australian Family Living in Beijing, China

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By: Feature Writer Susan Whelan

Review - A Lucky Child by Thomas Buergenthal: Autobiography of a Young Boy Who Survived Auschwitz

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By: Feature Writer Susan Whelan

Abdulrazak Gurnah's Joseph Has a Tragic End: Gurnah Reconstructed the Story of Joseph in his 1994 Novel Paradise

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By: Azharul Islam

Book Review – Darcy's Passions by Regina Jeffers: The Story of Pride and Prejudice Told From Darcy’s Perspective

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By: Feature Writer Susan Whelan

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - A Review: Discussing the Masterful Work of Junot Diaz

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By: Adam Burgess

The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak – Book Review: Death Narrates This Story About a Girl's Love Affair With Books

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By: Feature Writer Roberta Goli

Elements of Chick Lit: The History and the Elements of the Books Women Just Love

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By: Nikola Stepic

Review of Four Letter Word by Knelman and Porter: Top Writers Explore the Modern Love Letter

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By: Victoria Robinson

Mythical Creatures From Ancient Greece: Threatening and Gruesome Monsters in Greek Legends

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By: Scott Hayden

Review of My Mistress's Sparrow is Dead: From Chekhov to Munro, Jeffrey Eugenides Explores the Love Story

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By: Victoria Robinson

Book Review – Breathing in Colour by Clare Jay: Novel Set in India Focuses on Synaesthesia and the Loss of a Child

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By: Feature Writer Susan Whelan

Review of The Trouble With Islam Today: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith

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By: Geraldine Eliot

Secret Son by Laila Lalami – Book Review: Debut Novel by the Author of Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits

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By: Feature Writer Christine Benlafquih

Why Books Are Good for Adults: The Benefits of Reading for Grown-up Mental Health and Happiness

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By: Michelle Pannecoucke

Book Review – In the Shadow of the Palace: Book One of The Princess of Pushkar Series by Judith A Simpson

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By: Feature Writer Susan Whelan

Book Review of Q&A: Slumdog Millionaire Based on Book by Vikas Swarup

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By: Tina Costanza

A Book Review of Catcher In the Rye: A Controversial Yet Best Selling Novel

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By: Veronica Khoo

Toronto Book Lover's Ball 2009: Book Lovers Mingle With Celebrity Authors for Annual Fundraiser

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By: Y F Chin

The BBC's Top 100 Best-Loved Novels: The Search for Britain's Best Books

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By: Brett McKenzie

Ward 6 and Other Stories: The World of Anton Chekov

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By: Eleanore Whitaker

What Is An Allegory? A Quick Guide To Those Hard To Understand Symbols in Literature

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By: Feature Writer Derek Clendening

Review – The Piano Teacher by Janice Y K Lee: Historical Fiction set in Hong Kong During and After World War 2

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By: Feature Writer Susan Whelan

Review: The Hindi-Bindi Club by Monica Pradhan: A Novel About Family Values and Blending East-West Cultures

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By: Feature Writer Susan Whelan

Book Review: Flight of the Hummingbird: A Traditional Parable About Caring for the Environment

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By: Feature Writer Susan Whelan

Book Review: Life of Pi: 2002 Man Booker Prize Winner By Yann Martel Still Worth Reading

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By: Paul Backus

When I Talk About Running: Review of a Book by Haruki Murakami

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By: Paul Lightfoot

Review: Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta: An Exciting Fantasy Novel by Australian Youth Author

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By: Feature Writer Susan Whelan

Book Review - The Bible Illuminated: The Book: A Contemporary New Testament Bible Publication for Modern Readers

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By: Feature Writer Susan Whelan

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Series Update: Eoin Colfer to Write the Sixth Book in Douglas Adams’ Famous Trilogy

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By: Feature Writer Susan Whelan

Euripides' Medea: A British Feminist Analysis of Medea's Soliloquy

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By: Jennifer M. Willhite

The Odyssey of Telemachus: A Rite of Passage

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By: Marius Goubert

Virgil's Aeneid: Furor and Pietas: Duty, Passion and War in Rome's Epic Masterpiece

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By: Marius Goubert

Virgil's Aeneid and the Roman State: The Political Agenda of Virgil's Epic

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By: Marius Goubert

Language for a New Century: A Review: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia, and Beyond

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By: Leslie Timmins

Book Review: East of the Sun by Julia Gregson: A Compelling Tale of Personal Discovery and Friendship

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By: Feature Writer Susan Whelan

The Internet Sacred Text Archive: A Guide to Finding and Reading Obscure Religious Texts Online

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By: Whitney Moore

Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist: Literature that Changed the World

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By: Richard DeWayne Morris

Nobel Laureate Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: Winner of the 1970 Nobel Prize for Literature

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By: Greg Cruey

Crime and Punishment: Russian Writer Dostoevsky's Famous Psychological Novel about Guilt

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By: Vickie Britton

On Jean Rhys: A Summary of the Novelist's Life, Work. and Thematic Concerns

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By: Aline Duriaud

Another Side to the Story: Parallel Plots: Revisionist Versions of Well Known Books and Characters

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By: Sara Porter

10 Short Stories for Students: Stories That Students Will Love, and Appreciate

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By: Erica Sweeney

The Biblical Myth of Demon Lilith: How the True First Woman to be Created by God Escaped the Fall

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By: Steve Williams

The God of Small Things: Arundhati Roy's Novel of Gender and Caste Constuction in India

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By: Jessica Workman

Book by Book: Michael Dirda Reflects on the Meaning of Books to our Lives

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By: Adair Jones

China's Nobel Laureate: Gao Xingjian's Works Are Born of a Repressive Regime

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By: Adair Jones

The Neustadt Prize for Literature: A Prestigious Award for International Writers

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By: Elizabeth Nelson

The Nobel Prize in Literature: Alfred Nobel's Legacy is the World's Most Prestigious Literary Award

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By: Elizabeth Nelson

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: Lisa See's Novel Examines Women's Relationship in 19th Century China

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By: Feature Writer Teresa Shaw

Finding George Orwell in Burma: Emma Larkin: Myanmar’s History of Oppression Traced in Literature

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By: Elizabeth Nelson

Astrid & Veronika by Linda Olsson: A First Novel about Friendship and the Power of Storytelling

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By: Elizabeth Nelson

One Night at the Call Center-Chetan Bhagat: An Indian Tech Support Center Sets the Stage for a Night of Change

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By: Feature Writer Teresa Shaw

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