Simile and metaphor in Greek poetry, from Homer to AEschylus by Keith, Arthur Leslie Publication date 1914 Publisher Menasha, Wis., Banta Collection robarts; toronto; university_of_toronto Contributor ...

Poetry initially provided a way to skirt around the state's restrictions but eventually the censors caught up. "The Syrian dictatorship was a very classic one," Almadhoun explains.

Over the centuries, poets have often used ancient Greece as their "muse," resulting in some of the most magnificent poems ever written.

Here at Science Friday, we’re big fans of metaphors. They can make complicated scientific concepts easier to understand, for both non-experts and scientists themselves. For example, “the big bang” ...

Throughout history, metaphors and figurative language have been used in health and social care to aid communication, visualise illness and conceptualise thinking. This article, the second in our ...

A metaphor simply states that one thing is another thing. Metaphors are used in poetry, literature and anytime someone wants to add some variation to their language.

The main objective of this study is to create automated algorithms capable of identifying similes and oxymorons within Koshur and Awadhi poetry. To achieve this, the researchers designed four distinct ...

Understanding similes: Using them is easy as can be Sometimes the best way to describe something is to compare it with something else. That’s exactly what similes allow you to do. Dive into what ...

When students engage in acts of discovery, they can more easily connect to various styles of poetry, find meaning, and enjoy reading poems.

Figures of speech are used every day in our lives. Here is what a metaphor is and examples of how it is used.

From the “information superhighway” to “a series of tubes,” people have long used metaphors to describe the internet and the web.