Literary Devices and Terms
What is Synecdoche? Synecdoche v/s Metonymy.
Synecdoche – the concept looks complex & foreign to you. But, trust me, you have used Synecdoche a bazillion times in your time. Does this
10th October 2020
Author: Jui Shirvalkar
Literary Devices and Terms
What is Personification? Definition, Sentence, & Examples
Sun was smiling today, this sentence illustrates another figure of speech, Personification. Sun? Smiling? Personification? You must have a lot of questions wandering in your
10th October 2020
Literary Devices and Terms
What is Oxymoron? Definition, Sentence, & Examples
Is there something pretty ugly? Yes, there is an oxymoron. Oxymoron means a phrase that uses contradictory terms to express a particular thought or sentiment.
10th October 2020
Literary Devices and Terms
What is Epiphany? Definition, Sentence, & Examples
Your ‘Aha!’ moment can be an epiphany instead of an exclamation. It’s the expression that is expressed when you suddenly realize something. Can you relate
10th October 2020
Literary Devices and Terms
What is Anaphora? Definition, Sentence, & Examples
Anaphora is one of those figures of speech that you have already used quite often while speaking / writing, but you have no idea you
10th October 2020
Literary Devices and Terms
What is Hyperbole? Definition, Sentence, & Examples
“You there my friend are a true king,” and here hyperbole is what we are inferring. Puzzled and looking for hyperbole meaning? Well, an example
10th October 2020
Literary Devices and Terms
What is Apostrophe – The Figure of speech? Definition & Examples
What strikes your mind when you listen to the word apostrophe? Must be something like car’s or cars’, which is a punctuation mark in grammar
10th October 2020
Literary Devices and Terms
What is Antithesis? Definition & Examples
Create a balance between opposite qualities and lend a greater insight into the subject by using an antithesis in a sentence. Don’t get all wrinkled
10th October 2020
Common Errors
AT THE END, IN THE END, BY THE END: Difference Explained!
‘At the end’, ‘In the end’, ‘By the end’… Ah, English is a confusing language, isn’t it? This is one of the most common mistakes
10th October 2020
Common Errors
Bear with me v/s Bare with me? What is the correct usage?
We are going to tell you the correct usage of bare, just bear with us. These homophones or similar sounding words have often been mistakenly
6th October 2020