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  What is dialog? Please leave an example

  Posted by smart-kid53 on Nov 9, 2009 at 09:52 AM

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  What are rhetorical devices? & What is the difference between that and a rhetorical question?

  Posted by alirm92 on Nov 7, 2009 at 03:51 PM

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  Can you help me explain this essay prompt?

  Posted by giveintofate on Nov 6, 2009 at 08:46 AM

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  What is a good metaphor for an element of nature?

  Posted by seb-chan on Nov 4, 2009 at 07:35 PM

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  Please give me smilies for: taste, hair, sound and a dragon... Give me metaphors for: the old lady, fire, river and classroom...

  Posted by stevencook on Nov 4, 2009 at 07:26 AM

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  How can I change these sentences to the passive voice? 1- I went to Alex.  (change it to passive) 2- He looked at me. (change it to passive)

  Posted by pinkys on Oct 27, 2009 at 06:56 AM

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  Phonology- outline the functions of the velum in speech.

  Posted by ishmael200 on Oct 27, 2009 at 03:46 AM

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  The main character in a story is also called-

  Posted by preenka on Oct 26, 2009 at 04:06 PM

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  What is an imaginative recount?

  Posted by pmingo on Oct 25, 2009 at 05:31 PM

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  What is a compound sentence?

  Posted by hotline123 on Oct 25, 2009 at 04:50 PM

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  What's the difference between metaphor and analogy?

  Posted by localseabird on Oct 23, 2009 at 01:48 PM

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  What do all of these characters have in common in a literary term?  Faith / Bibi / Mr. Lengel/ the tinker/ Bailey/ Ellie/ Josephine/ Red Sammy.  

  Posted by heatherb68 on Oct 22, 2009 at 06:16 AM

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  What are possbile metaphors for these phrases: an exciting job, stress, competition, success, a goal, marriage, social class, material possession?

  Posted by stuti on Oct 22, 2009 at 02:11 AM

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  What is metatheatre/metatheatricality?

  Posted by localseabird on Oct 21, 2009 at 09:49 AM

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  In what ways do the style and point of view in a story affect the delivery of that story?

  Posted by jnixxx on Oct 17, 2009 at 12:50 PM

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  What is the diffrenece between realism and naturalism in drama?

  Posted by jasy on Oct 17, 2009 at 08:17 AM

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  What is point of view in a novel?  

  Posted by sandoura on Oct 17, 2009 at 04:51 AM

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  Is "French teacher" a common or a proper noun?

  Posted by minagt on Oct 13, 2009 at 08:56 AM

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  What are literary terms?

  Posted by misslady on Oct 4, 2009 at 07:40 PM

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  What imagery is used in the Ray Bradbury story "A Sound of Thunder?"

  Posted by dtcsvx45 on Oct 4, 2009 at 03:04 PM

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  What is really diction, imagery, detail, and figurative language (metaphors, similes, personification,...)? How can I regconize them in stories?

  Posted by paulnguyen on Oct 4, 2009 at 02:21 PM

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  Please discuss the features of an ode.

  Posted by radhikar19 on Oct 4, 2009 at 07:26 AM

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  Could someone please suggest a link to an internet site which contains an article or text in expository prose style?

  Posted by itsneha on Sep 30, 2009 at 03:06 AM

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  What is a main idea?  

  Posted by venzky on Sep 30, 2009 at 02:24 AM

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  What is symbolism, climax, and conflict in a literary work?

  Posted by norarobertson07 on Sep 29, 2009 at 04:17 PM

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  Is mama a proper noun?  

  Posted by nitrategal on Sep 28, 2009 at 04:08 PM

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  Does the following text qualify as expository prose? If so, what expository elements does it contains?  

  Posted by itsneha on Sep 26, 2009 at 07:05 AM

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  What is the literary device in which situations are placed in opposition, (i.e., the opposite of literary parallelism)?

  Posted by pokeyarw on Sep 26, 2009 at 06:39 AM

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  What is the complete subject and the complete predicate of this sentence? Durbin was built in 1930, while Fall Creek was built in 1955.

  Posted by tenapart on Sep 20, 2009 at 04:22 PM

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  Are literary elements and rhetorical devices the same? Do some terms fit into both categories?

  Posted by duy on Sep 16, 2009 at 04:29 PM

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  Do it. Please change this sentence into passive voice.

  Posted by amirpiro on Sep 10, 2009 at 11:30 AM

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  What is the other term of falling action in a novel?

  Posted by cgmadrelejos on Sep 8, 2009 at 05:45 AM

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  Distinguish between vowels and diphthongs.

  Posted by chinmoy on Aug 29, 2009 at 06:01 PM

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  What are internal and external conflicts in literature?

  Posted by boomer07 on Aug 26, 2009 at 04:29 AM

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  In the sentence: "Actually, I had more fun at the space center." What is the complete predicate and verb?  

  Posted by mml on Aug 25, 2009 at 08:13 PM

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  What is the context of a word? (Not meaning context clues.)

  Posted by smiley19 on Aug 25, 2009 at 04:04 PM

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  How do you know when to spell out numbers and when to use numerals?

  Posted by nitrategal on Aug 18, 2009 at 10:50 AM

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  What are some troublesome verbs?  

  Posted by pini on Aug 15, 2009 at 10:19 PM

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  What is a velic closure and a velaric closure?

  Posted by chinmoy on Aug 15, 2009 at 09:47 AM

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  Is the following use of apostrophes correct?  I love to go to Tom's and Nancy's house for dinner.

  Posted by nitrategal on Aug 14, 2009 at 01:12 PM

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  What is the exposition in a story?

  Posted by slugger2nd on Aug 10, 2009 at 11:10 AM

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  How do you make a simple sentence? (Example: took - whales)  

  Posted by preetynayarpreety on Aug 5, 2009 at 12:49 AM

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  What are the key words for first person pov?

  Posted by tnruff on Jul 28, 2009 at 09:34 AM

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  What is the difference between an essay and a paragraph?

  Posted by oracleman on Jul 23, 2009 at 04:37 AM

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  Change into passive voice, "I went to school".

  Posted by aaku on Jul 20, 2009 at 07:55 PM

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  What are some kinds and examples of pronouns? Especially demonstrative pronouns?  

  Posted by princejose19 on Jul 15, 2009 at 03:58 PM

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  Is stylistics an independent discipline?

  Posted by chinmoy on Jul 5, 2009 at 09:10 AM

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  What is the difference between the terms "a metaphor for" and "a symbol of"?  Is it repetition within a story that distinguishes them?

  Posted by donnach on Jun 23, 2009 at 10:05 AM

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  Differentiate between a novel and fiction, with examples.

  Posted by mishachd on Jun 22, 2009 at 09:41 AM

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  Are locative prep phrases and ablative prep phrases grammatically different in English?

  Posted by jhutchin on Jun 20, 2009 at 08:31 PM