by Cole Salao
When we speak, there is a rhythm of pauses between the natural breaks in our sentences. These pauses also occur in poetry, and are called caesura (suh·zur·uh). These rhythmical pauses often occur in the middle of a poetic line or sentence but are also found at the...
by Cole Salao
Anagrams are a form of wordplay where the letters of a word or phrase (the “subject”) are rearranged to create a new word or phrase. The resulting rearrangement must consist of real words; otherwise, they’re just gibberish. The goal of creating...
by Cole Salao
Homographs are words that are spelled the same, but differ in meaning. They may or may not be pronounced the same way too. In order to discern the intended meaning of the word, you must first analyze the context in which the word was used. List of Homographs Here is a...
by Cole Salao
Human imagination has always been enthralled with the concept of hidden worlds and alternate universes. This fascination is evident in the way we create our own stories, where gods have their own domains, people accidentally enter a land of magic, and heroes are...
by Kaelyn Barron |
Have you ever paused halfway through a novel or film, and thought to yourself: Something about this feels very familiar. Maybe it’s not smack-you-in-the-face obvious, but something about the themes, characters, or maybe even certain quotes just seems reminiscent...
by Cole Salao
Contronyms (also called autoantonyms and Janus words) are words with two meanings that contradict each other. Think of them as a combination of a homonym (words with similar spelling or pronunciation) and an antonym (words with opposite meaning). A contronym is...
