Figurative language

Reading time: Just over 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about similes from the American author Steven Rowley… I was walking by a remainder table in my favourite bookstore when the title of a book grabbed me by the eyeballs and gave

Reading time: Just over 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about metaphors from Lionel Shriver…. American writer Lionel Shriver (pictured above) had her break-out novel in 2003. Titled We Need to Talk about Kevin it tells the story of a fictional high

Reading time: Less than 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about personification from English novelist Jonathan Coe… It’s always interesting to me to see how different writers use different types of figurative language. Some for example, have a particular love of simile.

Reading time: About 3 minutes I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about a series of images from Patrick Radden Keefe… I view Patrick Radden Keefe (pictured above) as one of the best, most skillful non-fiction writers alive today. Not only is he a very

Reading time: About 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about a similes and metaphors from Dwight Garner… I’m a big fan of the American journalist and longtime book reviewer Dwight Garner. His work appears in the New York Times and he’s not

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 novelist Monica Ali… Monica Ali is a British writer of Bangladeshi and English heritage. In 2003, she was selected as one of the “Best of Young British Novelists” by Granta

Reading time: About 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about similes from the journalist Carl Bernstein…. The American investigative journalist and author Carl Bernstein was a hero when I was growing up. When he was a young reporter for The Washington Post

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 images from Leah McLaren… Memoir is my favourite genre. Nevertheless, I knew I was taking something of a risk this summer when I picked up a  new memoir by

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 images from Katy Tur…. Katy Tur is an American author and broadcast journalist who works as a correspondent for NBC News. She was also the network’s and MSNBC’s embedded