First, let’s talk about what metaphors and similes are. A Metaphor is a comparative device that helps us better understand the writer’s meaning. A metaphor merely says that one thing IS another thing. The reader is left responsible for deciphering the metaphor. “A man is a lion” is a metaphor. Obviously, a man is not really a…
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Memoir Writing Is Perfect for the Elderly
In the above photographs, you see my mom. In the sepia-toned photo, you see my mom when she was about 20. That would have been 75 years ago. In the lower image, you see my mom now — sitting. knitting, watching the time pass and marking her days. That photograph was taken a few days…
What Is Intuition & How Does It Help Us Create?
“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free” – Michelangelo – In the above words, Michelangelo has described how intuition helped him sculpt. Michelangelo was a famous artist during the Italian Renaissance. He was commissioned by Pope Julius II to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel between the…
The Difference between Simile and Metaphor – Metaphors in Bette Midler’s The Rose
Last week I began working at the perfect job for me. I am teaching Comp II: Writing about Literature at Northark College. Northark College is a beautiful school in the gorgeous Ozark Mountains. I love the fact that Northark College is within minutes from where the opening of the movie Tuck Everlasting was filmed: Tuck…