A few days ago, I launched a free memoir writing challenge. I began by referring to Cynthia Rylant’s picture book In November. If you have not read that post yet, please do. In that post, I showed how Rylant had captured the essence of November in precious few words, and I asked the participants of…
Category: Simile
#14DayPBChallenge – Day 4 – February 2023 – How Metaphor and Simile Added Spice to Writing
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…
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…