Similes are like spices for writing: Used in the right proportion, they can add zest and verve to your prose. Once you're familiar with them, you'll likely notice that simile examples abound in ...

Picture the following scenario, said Visiting Assistant Professor of German Andrew Hamilton at a recent faculty seminar: It’s the early 1800s and two European cavalry officers—let’s say Russians—are ...

Princeton University professor Rachel Bowlby is intent on illuminating stories about parental identity — a focus she says has been neglected in the study of literature. In her book "A Child of One's ...

According to an Ohio State University professor, literary devices invented over the centuries are just as vital for improving the lives of humans as advances in science. Angus Fletcher, an English ...