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Examples, "crunch, murmur, whisper, drip, sizzle, spatter."`BgHnدHn?.؟NNBg?.؟N.Wg=n؟`8B`4Jn؟f=|؟` HnدHn?.؟NNgHn؟N=n؟LN^ _ޟ NNV؟/Jn concept 'Comparisons NOT using "like" or "as."" /N /Bg?.؟N .Vg Hn؟N`BgHnدHn?.؟NNBg?.؟N.Wg=n؟`8B`4Jn؟f=|؟` HnدHn?.؟NNgHn؟N=n؟LN^ _ޟ NNV؟/Jng40.R@/BgN2 =A؟>`0The use of a familiar term in politics, history, religion, etc. Allusions are economical; they generate an entire "aura" in a single word. Example, R.C. Cola, Moon Pies, Tarzan, Cleopatra, Mae West, Jim Bakker, Richard Nixon.0.R@/BgN2 =A؟>`0IA picture stapled to tour mind through the use of words--word pictures. ords--word picture. .Vg Hn؟N`BgHnدHn?.؟NNBg?.؟N.Wg=n؟`8B`4Jn؟f=|؟` HnدHn?.؟NNgHn؟N=n؟LN^ _ޟ NNV؟/Jn concept wSOB verbs--state of being, auxillary or helping verbs--are form of the verb "to be" including "is, are, was, and were."NBgNN\`BgNBgNNJ.N^Nu" is not an existing relation.Name "#Name of relation to edit icon for: NV/AC concept "The moon WAS new," is a sentence which says nothing; rewrite as "The new moon. . . " This is a sentence fragment--make the new moon do something. "The new moon struggled in the evening sky.=n؟LN^ _ޟ NNV؟/Jng40.R@/BgN2 =A؟>`0Predicate nominatives rename the subject. "George Bush is the president of the United States." This sentence says nothing. Rewrite as an appositive and make George do something, "George Bush, the president of the United States, paged Dan Quayle.">`0The doer of the action becomes the receiver of the action. "The onions were sauted by the chef." Rewrte as, "The chef sauteed the onions."`8B`4Jn؟f=|؟` HnدHn?.؟NNgHn؟N=n؟LN^ _ޟ NNV؟/Jng40.R@/BgN2 =A؟>`0Combine sentence which have similar subjects or complements. "Priscilla was wiping the whipped cream from her lips. Nigel was winked at by Priscilla." Rewrite, "Priscilla, wiping the whipped cream from her lips, winked at Nigel."/Jn concept EMake sentences dazzle the reader. Focus on hammering in nifty verbs. @@44؈@@AOnAqʡNNӥH@|H6l concept Words--verb forms, used as noun modifiers, which end in -ed, -en or irregular past tense forms. For example, "The roasted flesh. . ." "The twisted vine. . ." Past participles add a sense of age to your writing.NNV؟/Jng40.R@/BgN2 =A؟>`0Present participles are noun modifiers which end in "-ing." "The swinging rope. . ." "The twittering birds. . ." "The shuffling feet. . ." The use of present participles will give action and a musical quality to your writing.gHn؟N=n؟ concept Gerunds are verb forms ending in "-ing" which act as nouns. Note the following sentences: Bathing women are fun. Bathing women is fun. Women are fun. Bathing is fun. In the first bathing is a participle, in the second it's a gerund--a noun form. ?jInfinitives are verb forms usually preceded by "to" which act as nouns or a modifiers. "To err is human."NBg?.؟N.Wg=n؟`8B`4Jn؟f=|؟` HnدHn?.؟NNgHn؟N=n؟LN^ _ޟ NNV؟/Jng40.R@/BgN2 =A؟>`0S@?vScour your vocabulary for unusual verbs to sprinkle throughout your writing--use "amble" or "lurch" instead of "walk.".Wg=n؟`8B`4Jn؟f=|؟` HnدHn?.؟NNgHn؟N=n؟LN^ _ޟ NNV؟/Jng40.R@/BgN2 =A؟>`0S@?Similarity of grammatical structure and thought in pair or series of related words, phrases or clauses. "It is certain that if you were to behold the whole woman, there is that dignity in her aspect, that composure in her motion, that complacency in her.Placing side by side two co-ordinate elements, the second of which serves as an explanation or modification of the first (see SOB verbs). "Jerry Falwell, a television minister, could not be reached by phone."=٥ vp\)l concept Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause. "The laughter had to be gross or it would turn to sobs, and to sod would be to realize, and to realize would be to despair." J. H. Griffin, "Black Like Me."l concept ~Short telegraphic sentences create a sence of immediacy and urgency. These sentences may also generate a sense of immaturity.N\`BgNBgNNJ.N^Nu" is not an existing relation.Name "#Name of relation to edit icon for: NV/AC concept Long sentence demonstrate depth of thought. The buffalo hunt in "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" by Ernest Hemingway contains a sentence of approximately 160 words--it is a crafted sentence.LN^ _ޟ NNV؟/Jng40.R@/BgN2 =A؟>`0Sentence created in such a way that suspence is created until the meaning of the sentence--the subject and verb--are presented at the end. "At the end of the hall, behind the closed door, in the darkened lab, the insane professor drooled over his SemNet.