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5 senses and creating imagery with words

5 senses

How do we describe images in our heads using language? Try describing a great cereal to a friend. e.g. “The cereal is colourful, crunchy, has a fruity aroma, a sweet flavour and best enjoyed with cold milk.” In this example, images are painted using words that appeal to the 5 …

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Expository writing: Master 6 types of informative essays with formats

Expository writing

Expository writing may seem to be a bit more challenging compared to Narrative, Descriptive, Persuasive and Argumentative. This is because there are 6 types and you must know which one you are dealing with when you read the question. You will find Expository writing in reports, documentaries, recipes and manuals. …

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Descriptive Writing: Elements that create imagery

photographers standing on rocky coast and shooting waving sea

If you are asked to describe a perfect day at the beach, then a particular experience or images of the topic may come to mind. Either one, your aim is to explain what makes the day at the beach ideal. Descriptive writing evokes emotions from the reader by creating sensory …

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7 Effective ways to improve your academic writing skills

Academic writing skills

Academic writing is the formal type of writing that is used in universities and scholarly publications. It is commonly used in writing journal articles, books, essays, or any academic topic. It is the phase that everyone has to go through in their university or college life. This phase is not …

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Synonyms and Antonyms everyone should know

Synonyms and Antonyms

Words with similar meaning are synonyms and words with opposite meaning are antonyms. Synonyms and antonyms make up our diction which is important for fluent expression. When speaking and writing, we need to inform, entertain, explain, describe, persuade and argue our ideas using words. Synonyms and antonyms assist speakers to …

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