Writing Techniques

 

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Techniques

• Allegory
• Alliteration: Definition, Meaning, and Examples
• Anaphora: Definition & Meaning (with Examples)
• Antithesis
• Assonance: Definition, Meaning, and Examples
• Cliches
• Consonance
• Euphemism
• Hubris
• Hyperbole
• Idioms
• Metaphors
• Metonymy
• Onomatopoeia
• Oxymoron
• Similes
• Synecdoche
• Tautology
• What Is Irony? Types, Examples and Meanings

 

Writing Style

• Acronyms: Definition, Meaning, and Examples
• Curly Quotes vs Straight Quotes: What's the Difference?
• Pacing
• Passive Voice
• Show; Don't Tell
• Style Improvements

 

Readability

• Long Repeated Phrases
• Paragraph Readability
• Readability

 

Grammar & Spelling Mistakes

• Grammar Mistakes
• Spelling

 

Sentence Starts

• "-ing" Sentence Starts
• Starting Sentences with Conjunctions: Is It Okay? (with Examples)

 

Sentence Length

• Average Sentence Length: How Long is the Average & Differences in Genre
• Sentence Length Variety
• Very Long Sentences: How to Write and Make Them Shorter (with Examples in English)

 

Dialogue

• Dialogue Tags
• Dialogue Tags with Adverbs
• Nonstandard Dialogue Tags

 

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