Figurative language

Reading time: About 3 mins. I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about similes and metaphors from Ann Patchett… I’ve been a fan of Ann Patchett for many years, as you can see from some previous posts I’ve written about […]

Reading time: About 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about metaphors from poet Maggie Smith…. I had never heard of a poem going “viral” until I heard about the poem Good Bones by Columbus, Ohio poet Maggie

Reading time: About 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about metaphors and similes from the Prince Harry memoir, Spare… I hadn’t planned on reading the memoir of Prince Harry — son of King Charles and Diana, the

Reading time: About 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about a series of metaphors by Curtis Sittenfeld… A graduate of Stanford University and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Curtis Sittenfeld is the bestselling author of seven novels. Several

Reading time: About 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about a series of similes from Yasuko Thanh…. Yasuko Thanh is a writer and guitarist, born in Canada to a German mother and a Vietnamese father. At the

Reading time: About 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about a series of similes from Rebecca Kuang… The plot of the book is delicious. Two young authors — one a rising literary star, the other in the

Reading time: About one minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about similes from Yoko Ogawa…. Yoko Ogawa is a Japanese writer who has published more than 20 works of fiction and nonfiction, and has won every major Japanese

Reading time: About 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about similes and metaphors from Mary Choi…. I have three sisters so I’m always up for novels exploring the often-crazy dynamics of family relationships. The delightful novel Yolk,

Reading time: Less than 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about a series of similes and metaphors from Stephen McCauley… American novelist Stephen McCauley (pictured above), started his working life by teaching yoga, working at a hotel,