Literary Elements

HYPERBOLE

Hyperbole (hi-PER-buh-lee) is language that is obviously exaggerated and not meant to be taken literally. Writers often use hyperbole for emphasis or to be funny. Hyperbole: The Best Thing Ever You can find hyperbole in plenty of English idioms: She’s asked a million questions. You could have knocked me over with a feather. He’s as quiet […]

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How To Write In Deep Point-Of-View

What is Deep Point-Of-View, exactly? This narrative technique eliminates the distance between the reader and the point-of-view character by utilizing a close subjective framework. In other words, one character’s thoughts and experiences shape the narrative at a time. No head-hopping, no narrator, and as few marks of authorship as possible. (More on this in a moment.)

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