by Yen Cabag
When you read poetry, you might notice the rhyme and musicality of the piece, particularly when it repeats certain sounds over and over. For example, the tongue twister “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper” grabs our attention and is fairly easy to...
by Kaelyn Barron |
Students are often given the assignment of writing a rhetorical analysis, in which they must analyze how a speaker makes an argument, and evaluate whether or not they do so effectively. However, this practice is useful not only for students, but for all of us who want...
by Yen Cabag |
When you want to show that someone or something owns another thing, you use the possessive case. Nouns and pronouns can be written in the possessive case. For nouns, this usually involves adding ’s to the end of the noun, but there are also have other rules,...
by Yen Cabag
Curling up with a good mystery means more than just trying to solve puzzles. The best mysteries will draw us right into the life of the detective: we cheer when they figure out an essential clue, and groan when they step right on a telltale sign but fail to recognize...
by Kaelyn Barron
Have you ever wanted to talk to someone, but found yourself at a loss for words? Maybe you just wanted to fill the silence, or maybe you wanted to get to know that person, but weren’t sure of what to say. Talking to new people can feel extremely intimidating,...
