The paper describes specific literary devices deployed by Naomi and Ruth in their quest to persuade each other. In particular, it notes the persuasive effects of repetitions, rhetorical questions, ...

The notion of literary entrapment has so far not been introduced comprehensively into the study of the communication of the Fourth Gospel. This paper is an argument for the inclusion of this strategy ...

Similes and metaphors add flavour to your fiction by making evocative, sometimes surprising comparisons. Learn how to use linguistic devices with BBC Bitesize KS3 English.

As for literary terms, Urdu’s general dictionaries and technical books written on prosody, grammar and rhetoric served the purpose. Some works on Urdu prosody, such as Najm-ul- Ghani Rampuri’s ...

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Pathetic fallacy: a history of one of the most commonly used literary devices The concept was useful in articulating the relationship between ‘truth’ as rendered by science, which is objective ...

So-called “hipsters” have always existed “avant la lettre,” as they say in French, but it’s only in the last few decades that we’ve attempted to create a label for them. The same holds ...

Do you know your parallels from your parodies? Learn about different literary terms with this challenging quiz.