literary style

Looks at Shakespeare's unique use of language in both prose and verse, including the new phrases he coined, his word arrangement, and his use of puns and metaphors.

Provides a detailed, step-by-step guide to the basics of writing fiction and creative nonfiction for beginner and advanced writers. Discusses the three main aspects of creative writing and includes definitions of basic terms of fiction. Provides examples including excerpts from short fiction stories, essays, and contemporary novels.

Explores a wide variety of caveats "language snobs" have with the way modern English speakers sometimes use or misuse grammar and offers a variety of anecdotes in which the author either argues with or agrees with the so-called "language snobs.".

Presents 498 new poems drawn out of Emily Dickinson's correspondence including riddles, epigrams, and longer lyric poems.