[Writing tips] The difference between similes and metaphors

julho 30, 2020agosto 10, 2021 ~ Beatriz Becker ~ 7 Comentários

Last week, a fellow word-lover shared with us his struggle to learn the difference between similes and metaphors. I hope this excerpt will help every visitor who wants to learn those definitions — and learn why to use such figures of speech. A simile is a figure of speech consisting in comparing one thing to … Continue lendo [Writing tips] The difference between similes and metaphors

[Writing tips] Examples of metaphors

julho 25, 2020agosto 10, 2021 ~ Beatriz Becker ~ 4 Comentários

Isn't Henry Morton Robinson a writer to wonder at? In a passage published before, we have seen him use chess metaphors in a masterful way. Here we will look at some shorter metaphors, and one simile, also from his famous novel The Cardinal (yes, I admit it's his only work I have read). Check how … Continue lendo [Writing tips] Examples of metaphors

[Literary passage] Chess metaphors in The Cardinal

maio 22, 2020agosto 10, 2021 ~ Beatriz Becker ~ 2 Comentários

Let's delight in Henry Morton Robinson's deft use of chess figures of speech towards the end of this scene. The man was a master at simile and metaphor. Setup: Young Father Stephen Fermoyle has fallen in disgrace with the irascible Cardinal Glennon, who banished him to a remote, penniless parish as assistant to the ailing … Continue lendo [Literary passage] Chess metaphors in The Cardinal