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Welcome to The Literary Devices Book - The  Contents Page

 ---A Curated Resource on all Aspects of Story-Craft  for Creative Writers ---

Step into a curated archive designed for the modern scribe. Our mood-based contents guide you through literary landscapes, providing tactile inspiration for every creative impulse and quiet writing session. This book is all about the seasons and this is its digital contents page. Tap. Tapperty. Tap. Tap. The Literary Devices are tapping their fingers, tapping their toes, tapping their pen nibs. Tap. Tapperty. Tap. Tap. They sense flow, so let's go. Let's go to the place the classic words know. Inner ink swirls as water-prose. Lyrical lines they dream as heavenward highways. So reach out your hand. Reach out your heart. It is time to make a galant start!

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Written By Angela Abraham in 2024

MORE CONTENTS COMING SOON

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The Contents Page Cubes, Rows of Prose Await Your Creative Eyes and Pen
---Take a look inside The Literary Devices Book! ---

IMAGERY

"When we use five senses plus emotions to create a captivating scene."

IMAGERY

"When we use five senses plus emotions to create a captivating scene."

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MOOD WRITING 

"When the clusters of mood words give the prose a distinct emotion."

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Personification

"When we give non-living things human emotions it gives scenes life and intrigue, as if we are hearing gossip!

PERSONIFICATION:
A MOTHERLY PUMPKIN

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METAPHOR AND SIMILE

"When we equate or relate two non-similar things to make a conceptual point."

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REPETITION, ALLITERATION AND RHYMING

"The way we repeat sounds and words adds both emphasis and musicality, small elements of nuance that may be missed can be given a subtle power."

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KENNINGS, PACE AND ONOMATOPOEIA

"Kennings create a way for words to act as dance partners, joining to make new meanings before twirling apart again. Pace brings a sense of emotion and rhythm with variation in sentence lengths. Onomatopoeia wins the prize for the longest word meaning the simplest thing - words that sound like their definition - BANG!"

More pages are being added soon.

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The Sweet 'n' Salty Guide to Becoming a Poet, The Second Edition.

Unlock the secrets of the literary masters with a guide designed for today’s learners. This book makes complex devices accessible through step-by-step instruction and clear examples. It is the perfect companion for students and parents looking to build strong writing foundations and master the art of the perfect poem.

Sweet 'n' Salty Poems: The First Collection

Discover 168 sonnets that blend modern themes with traditional literary craftsmanship. This collection serves as a beautiful mentor text for aspiring poets, balancing faith, grit, and timeless beauty.

Sweet 'n' Salty Poems Collection One.

Classes for Creative Writers on Mood and More - Coming Soon

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