Hyperbole, similes and metaphors are all types of figurative language that help to make your writing more interesting. They can be particularly helpful for creating an image of what you are writing ...

Meet Mississauga Poet Laureate, Ayomide Bayowa and participate in a guided workshop on the process of writing poems and short works through the use of figurative language. Discover take home ...

It’s National Poetry Month, so in schools across the country, teachers will be sharing poems with kids. Maybe some Shel Silverstein or Jack Prelutsky or Joyce Sidman. Maybe even some William Carlos ...

Literal language is when we say what we mean. Like ‘The news van is parked outside,’ or ‘Meeting new people makes me nervous.’ Figurative language can be anything that doesn’t mean what it says ...