by Cole Salao
A portmanteau (pronounced: port-mahn-tow) is the combination of multiple words to create a new word. The concept was first introduced by author Lewis Carroll in his novel Through the Looking Glass, in which Humpty Dumpty explains to Alice how words can be combined:...
by Cole Salao
Africa boasts a rich history and culture, so it’s no wonder that literature originating from this continent can be so diverse. The continent regularly produces poets, novelists, and artists of a high caliber. There is a vibrancy to African literature that is...
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A MacGuffin is a term popularized by film director Alfred Hitchcock, who describes it as “the thing that the characters on the screen worry about, but the audience don’t care.” A MacGuffin is usually established in the first parts of a story, then slowly...
by Cole Salao
Zombies are among the most interesting creatures to come from the human imagination. They act as metaphors for a lot of things—mortality, disease, human desire, and more, which has made these monsters a mainstay in pop culture. The likes of Richard Matheson’s I...
by Cole Salao
Interjections are words or phrases that are expressed as utterances, such as “aha,” “wow,” “yikes,” or “drat.” They’re grammatically independent of other sentences and can convey different levels of emotion. Though...
