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Writing in narrative form is synonymous to telling a story. Whether it's fiction or a real life event, we use narrative for many different purposes. We may want to convince someone of something we believe to be true. We may want to convince someone of something we know is not true. You can elicit certain emotions,...
As you can probably see from our title, in most cases mother-in-law is indeed hyphenated. It is a hyphenated compound noun (i.e. two nouns together for the one entity). This means all compound nouns are hyphenated, right? If only it were so simple. The rules for compound nouns and hyphens use an erratic logic...
An epithet is a rhetorical adjective phrase or figure of speech, generally used for characterizing a thing, person or place. Since ages, authors have used it as a descriptive device of literature with an aim to making someone’s characteristic more prominent than otherwise. Sometimes, it is also referred...
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The question mark is a sign used to place tone on written speech. In Spanish it consists of two elements: the first question mark is flipped over with the opening at the right (¿) and the end question mark is like the English one that opens on the left. Read this oneHOWTO article and learn how to use...
At school children are taught how to form letters using hand lettering practice work sheets. However, every child grows up to have their own and distinctive handwriting style despite using the same template. Less people are now using pen and paper given that many traditional forms of writing have gone...
We all use different figures of speech in our day to day lives, often without knowing the proper term for them. While this is fine if we get the essential meaning, when reading poetry and prose, understanding figurative language can help break down complex themes and intimations. These literary devices...
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Analyzing a text means interpreting the information that is written in that text, breaking it down to gather all the information and learn the meaning behind what it's written in the text. When you're analyzing a text you're examining how the author presents his or her arguments within the text and whether...
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A description is no more than explaining in words, in a detailed and organised way, what we have seen or experienced, whether events, landscapes, artwork and even people. The aim is that the person who hears or reads our explanation will imagine what we are describing exactly as it was.
When describing people,...
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Whether your research project has given important results and points of view or not, you can write a strong technically document. The key to writing high quality work is to be meticulous and concise and include all major sections, including methodology. The methodology is the section of the document...