by Yen Cabag
If you enjoyed Sally Rooney’s Normal People, you’re in good company! Named Costa’s Novel of the Year in 2018, Waterstone’s Book of the Year 2018, and the British Book Awards Book of the Year 2019, the book has been adapted into a TV series by the BBC. So if you can’t...
by Yen Cabag
Nothing is more satisfying than reading a feel-good story about love, family, and friendship. Emily Henry writes these heartwarming tales for both adults and teens, gaining the respect of other fellow writers like Colleen Hoover. Her romance books have...
by Cole Salao
Opposites attract—even in language and literature. If you’ve read sentences, discovered characters, or discussed ideas that are polar opposites, then you’re already well-versed with something called antithesis. But it’s more than just a juxtaposition...
by Cole Salao
Sometimes stories have well-paced set-ups that slowly increase in intensity as the world is established and the characters introduced. Other times, writers like to immediately get the show on the road by starting with crisis upon crisis until it reaches a climax. The...
by Cole Salao
Some phrases or sentences are beautiful because of their structure. It’s why sonnets, with their rhyme scheme, quatrains and iambic pentameter, are so fun to read or recite. They just feel right! One figure of speech that emphasizes structure is called isocolon....
by Cole Salao
When reading a story, readers follow a well-constructed path that leads them from a compelling start all the way to a satisfying ending. This path is called a story arc—the sequence of events that make up a plot. Story arcs can encompass an entire story or only make...
