Emily Fuller
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Answered a Question in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Hyperbole is a type of figurative language that involves using exaggerated terms, rather than literal descriptors, to convey the great emotion or importance of a topic or feature. In the novel The... -
Answered a Question in Poetry
Both poems, "If—" and "Prayer Before Birth," explore the hopes and fears that a parent might have for their child, or that a person might have for their own life. In Rudyard Kipling's poem "If—," a... -
Answered a Question in Robert Bly
When employing "figurative language," writers use words and language in ways that are different from the literal meanings of the words. Metaphor and simile are two examples of figurative language....