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Q&A What literary techniques are evident in this quote?

What literary techniques are evident in the following quote? I read each bullet scar in the Quai stonework With an eerie familiar feeling, And started at the stricken, sunny exposure of pav...

1 answer  ·  posted 13y ago by amy‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A "Dear Stack Exchange, I am very disappointed in you" - How to construct a strong opening line in a letter?

In light of recent events, I intended to write a simple letter of complaint to StackExchange. The obvious thing to do would be to write an opening with the fact such as It came to my knowledge ...

6 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by _X_‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is there a good reference book on allegories used in literature?

Is there a good reference book on allegories used in literature? I am looking for a reference book that gives references to use of allegories in the creative literature. For example: If a novel use...

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by blackbird‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do I sound like Thanos when I write?

This is really a dumb question but as a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, I have watched Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame so many times. One of the most interesting things that popp...

3 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Aniket‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Using spoonerism for a non-humoristic purpose

I found this interesting figure of speech called spoonerism. Here's the article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoonerism Now, I have been wondering if spoonerism can be used in a non-humoristic ...

0 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by repomonster‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What's the effect of placing "of course" at the beginning or at the end of the sentence?

Example from my writing: Not everything was rainbow and roses, of course. Sometimes rain would fall on my head or a thorn prickle my finger. Of course, not everything was rainbow and ros...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by alex‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What makes writing emotional?

Over the years, my English professors seem to have agreed on one thing: that I'm a superb technical writer, but terrible at eliciting emotional response in something like a story or an argumentativ...

5 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭