Cleaning out the possessions of the deceased, talking about shared places of importance and the idea of the continuation of life or of an emotional bond are examples of various ways of grieving.

Describing objects as if they are people is a way of making sentences more exciting. This is called personification. For example, Jess's heart is racing at 100 miles per hour. A heart can’t literally ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Hi everyone. My name is Mrs Jegers and I'm really excited that you joined me today because we are going ...

Figurative language refers to some of the best methods in a writer’s toolbox to “color” language and draw readers in – and can also be used to write the best cover letter. How does figurative language ...

Our newsroom is in tears. My phone and email are bursting with more tears. The country has lost a great journalist. But I and so many thousands of others have lost a great friend. Yes, thousands of ...

The death of Lord Kitchener 100 years ago this week shocked both friend and foe. Kitchener drowned when the HMS Hampshire hit a mine three kilometres from the coast of Orkney. He was on his way to ...

For thousands of years, humans have been creating stories — and for just as long, they’ve been coming up with words to describe all the tools and techniques that make a story work. But these “literary ...

Album Of The Week November 12, 2024 10:36 AM By Tom Breihan Some of that joy is merely in the way Maxo Kream puts words together, even when he’s dealing with hard memories. “Big Hoe Me,” one of the ...

Describing objects as if they are people is a way of making sentences more exciting. This is called personification. For example, Jess's heart is racing at 100 miles per hour. A heart can’t literally ...