When & How to Use Harangue
How to use a Harangue The best way to use a harangue is to deliver a crucial message or call upon audiences to act in some way. The subject matter[…]
How to use a Harangue The best way to use a harangue is to deliver a crucial message or call upon audiences to act in some way. The subject matter[…]
How to Use Homographs Now that you have seen a few examples of homographs, let’s look at various ways we can use them intentionally! Because there are so many homographs[…]
How to Use Hubris Start with a character’s ambitions. Once you decide that your character is guilty of hubris, it’s important to come up with a specific ambition that drives[…]
How to use Melodrama The main purpose of melodrama is to play with the audience’s emotions—so, its goal is to trigger a reaction to extreme emotions that the characters themselves[…]
How to use Point of View When using point of view, you need to figure out whose perspective would best help make the story interesting. It’s important not to mix[…]
How to use Word Play You can use word play for all kinds of things, from simple one line jokes to long dramatic monologues and speeches. The type of rhetorical[…]
How to use Myth It is important to understand that a myth is a classical story that has endured through in time—in other words; today’s writers generally do not create[…]
How to Write a Plot Twist When developing a plot twist and building up, your goal should always be geared towards the audience’s reaction. As an overall rule, remember that[…]
How to Write a Premise For all writers, every style of work begins with a premise; a main idea. To come up with a premise, you just have to ask[…]
How to Write an Elegy Pick a subject. For the best elegy, it should be someone you knew and loved, but is now gone. You can also write about someone[…]
How to Write an Encomium Pick an object. Ideally, it should be something that you have really strong positive feelings for – a romantic partner is the obvious option, but[…]
How to Use an Epilogue Because an epilogue is a concluding chapter in a work, and relies heavily on the preceding action, it’s a very good idea to write it[…]
How to Write an Urban Legend The most basic way that people create urban legends is essentially by starting elaborate rumors. They can begin with a small tale, and as[…]
How to Write Atmosphere Choose an atmosphere. Think about the specific emotions you want your readers to feel – Fear? Anger? Frustration? Excitement? Triumph? Maybe there’s not even a word[…]
How to Write Cynicism Give your character a painful backstory. Even if you never discuss it in detail, your cynic should have some pain in their background. Pain is often[…]
How to Write Dialect Be specific. If you’re going to have a character speak in dialect, it should be a specific Choose exactly where on the globe the character comes[…]
How to Write Dramatic Irony Decide what information you want the audience to have. It should be a pretty specific piece of information, e.g. “there’s a body in the cabinet”[…]
How to Write Nostalgia The best nostalgic writing is always based on real memories. It’s much easier to write as you get older and the world changes more and more[…]
How to Use Diacope Diacope is a useful and simple literary device that uses repetition for emphasis. In order to use diacope, Think of what you want to emphasize. Repeat[…]
How to use Double Entendre As mentioned, successfully using double entendres in your work requires careful thought, planning, and word choice. But, overall the way to use them is to[…]
How to Use Folklore Since folklore has no author, it’s impossible to write real folklore. However, folklore and mythology provide an endless source of inspiration for stories. Folk tales are[…]
How to Use Homophones Avoid errors. It’s important for writers to know their homophones really well to avoid grammatical and spelling errors. It takes some time, but you have to[…]
How to Use Horror There are many elements commonly found in horror literature, but its defining characteristic is that it elicits true fear that produces an emotional, physical, or psychological[…]
How to Use Irony Irony can be tough to write because first you have to notice something ironic to write about a situation, which is a kind of insight. That’s also why[…]
How to Use Literary Devices Write Naturally. Whenever you write, you’re using literary/rhetorical devices – even if you don’t know it! That’s because some of these techniques are such a[…]
How to Write a Prologue List important attributes of the story that need to be explained. Think about things like the historical context, the characters’ backstories, and any special facts[…]
How to use Synonyms To choose synonyms, you should consider several key things besides a word’s definition: Connotation—do you want your meaning to be positive, negative, or neutral? Type of[…]
How to Write a Denouement To write a good denouement, you have to set yourself up for it. That is, you have to write a story with multiple plotlines that[…]
How to Write a Mystery Mysteries can essentially cover any topic, so long as there is something to be uncovered about that topic. Most of the time, the protagonist or narrator[…]
How to Write a Pun Puns are not too difficult to write on their own – all you have to do is come up with a pair of homophones (or[…]
How to Write a Rhetorical Question It’s best not to set out with the goal of writing a rhetorical question – that’s likely to make them sound forced. Instead, just[…]
How to Write an Allegory Start with the hidden story. What’s the underlying message you want to get across? Maybe you want to explore a historical event, or express your[…]
The Importance of Coherence Say you’re reading a piece of academic writing – maybe a textbook. As you read, you find yourself drifting off, having to read the same sentence[…]