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Many of us think of children's picture books as being written
mostly with simple declarative sentences. What an eye-opener to
learn that they are actually filled with delightful figures of
speech. I am not talking here about the common figures of speech we
learn about in grade school: simile, onomatopoeia, alliteration,
hyperbole and personification. I am talking about more subtle and
sophisticated figures of speech which we may not even recognize as
figures at all (until they are pointed out to us), but their use
gives stories a charm and freshness that stands up to repeated
readings. These figures have names which are eminently forgettable
but the figures them-selves make the stories in which they appear
eminently memorable. In this volume, I point out many figures which
appear in masterworks of children's picture storybooks, so that
they may be appreciated and savored, and their patterns emu-lated
in your own work.
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Shapes! (Paperback)
Eve Heidi Bine-Stock
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Discovery Miles 3 200
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