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This book is being discussed in classrooms, book clubs, and peace organizations around the world, so I offer you some interesting tidbits about The Button War: Behind the story It must have been something like forty years ago. I was visiting my father-in-law with my older boys.

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Interview with Master Storyteller, Avi - The Research Process

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Name Change, Dysgraphia, and a Ghost Story | Author Avi

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An aphorism is a brief saying or phrase that expresses an opinion or makes a statement of wisdom without the flowery language of a proverb. Aphorism comes from a Greek word meaning "definition." The term was first coined by Hippocrates in a work appropriately titled Aphorisms.

Aphorisms are often used to teach a lesson while speaking in plain terms. For example, "A bad penny always turns up" is an aphorism for the fact that bad people or things are bound to turn up in life. We just have to deal with them when they do. Interesting, right?

The aphorism examples below are all conveying some sort of truth in a direct, sometimes witty, manner that makes this kind of message powerful.

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Aphorisms for People

People are the spice of life. They complicate things and they make things more beautiful. Here are some aphorisms pertaining to the human race:

Actions speak louder than words.

All for one and one for all.

Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes.

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

Give him an inch and he'll take a mile.

Give him enough rope and he'll hang himself.

He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.

He who hesitates is lost.

If you lie down with dogs, you wake up with fleas.

Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone.

You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.

You can kill a man but you can't kill an idea.

You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.

You made your bed, now lie in it.

You need to take a bull by the horns, and a man by his word.

Aphorisms for Life

Aphorisms almost always come from life experience. They're passed on from someone who's "walked the walk." These aphorisms are general remarks on life: the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Aphorisms for Success

Everyone wants to be successful, at least in their own way. Since it's a common denominator in the human race, quite a few aphorisms have popped up over the ages regarding hard work and financial fortitude.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

All things come to those who wait.

Don't hide your light under a bushel.

Don't judge a book by its cover.

If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always got.

Know which side your bread is buttered on.

He who pays the piper calls the tune.

Measure twice cut once.

Mean What You Say

You can be literal and say what you mean. Or, you can be figurative and mean what you say. "You can't fight city hall," means the government always wins. Aphorisms afford writers a wonderful opportunity to mean what they say and say what they mean. These expressions go on to become hallmarks of wisdom.

Since the world loves a good saying, it's worth exploring other types of quotes and phrases that are closely linked to aphorisms. Start with these examples of proverbs. Proverbs are interesting because they dole out advice, but in an obscure way. Then, we have adages. Adages are common sayings that, over time, go on to become accepted as truth. These examples of adage in literature help paint their picture.

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Aphorisms

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"It is always with excitement that I wake up in the morning wondering what my intuition will toss up to me, like gifts from the sea." -Jonas Salk "Your favorite author knows you too well, without knowing you at all." ~Vanshika Dhyani

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Formative Team enables teachers to collaborate and improve student progress. A Formative Team partnership not only grants all teacher premium features, but also provides10 additional features designed to help teams of all sizes succeeed.Schools and Districts can also add6 custom integration features.

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Introduction

Commonly, the term Literary Devices refers to the typical structures used by writers in their works to convey his or her message(s) in a simple manner to his or her readers. When employed properly, the different literary devices help readers to appreciate, interpret and analyze a literary work.

Two Kinds of Literary Devices

Literary Devices have two aspects. They can be treated as either Literary Elements or Literary Techniques. It will be convenient to define them separately.

Literary Elements have an inherent existence in literary piece and are extensively employed by writers to develop a literary piece e.g. plot, setting, narrative structure, characters, mood, theme, moral etc. Writers simply cannot create his desired work without including Literary Elements in a thoroughly professional manner.

Literary Techniques, on the contrary, are structures usually a word s or phrases in literary texts that writers employ to achieve not merely artistic ends but also readers a greater understanding and appreciation of their literary works. Examples are: metaphor, simile, alliteration, hyperbole, allegory etc. In contrast to Literary Elements, Literary Techniques are not unavoidable aspect of literary works.

To have a better understanding of Literary Devices, it is useful to look at their definition and examples:

Common Literary Elements

1. It is the logical sequence of events that develops a story.

2. Setting: It refers to the time and place in which a story takes place.

3. Protagonist: It is the main character of story, novel or a play e.g. Hamlet in the play Hamlet

4. Antagonist: It is the character in conflict with the Protagonist e.g. Claudius in the play Hamlet

5. Narrator: A person who tells the story.

6. Narrative method: The manner in which a narrative is presented comprising plot and setting.

7. : Where characters of a narrative speak to one another.

8. Conflict. It is n issue in a narrative around which the whole story revolves.

9. A general atmosphere of a narrative.

10. Theme: It is central idea or concept of a story.

Common Literary Techniques

1. It is the use of figurative language to create visual representations of actions, objects and ideas in our mind in such a way that they appeal to our physical senses. For example:

The room was dark and gloomy. -The words "dark" and "gloomy" are visual images.

The river was roaring in the mountains. - The word "roaring" appeals to our sense of hearing.

2. Simile and Metaphor: Both compare two distinct objects and draws similarity between them. The difference is that Simile uses "as" or "like" and Metaphor does not. For example:

"My love is like a red red rose" (Simile)

He is an old fox very cunning. (Metaphor)

3. It is deliberate exaggeration of actions and ideas for the sake of emphasis. For example:

Your bag weighs a ton!

I have got a million issues to look after!

4. Personification: It gives a thing, an idea or an animal human qualities. For example:

5. Alliteration: It refers to the same consonant sounds in words coming together. For example:

6. Allegory: It is a literary technique in which an abstract idea is given a form of characters, actions or events. For example:

"Animal Farm", written by George Orwell, is an example allegory using the actions of animals on a farm to represent the overthrow of the last of the Russian Tsar Nicholas II and the Communist Revolution of Russia before WW II. In addition, the actions of the animals on the farm are used to expose the greed and corruption of the Revolution.

7. Irony: It is use of the words in such a way in which the intended meaning is completely opposite to their literal meaning. For example:

The bread is soft as a stone.

So nice of you to break my new PSP!

Function of Literary Devices

In general, the literary devices are a collection of universal artistic structures that are so typical of all works of literature frequently employed by the writers to give meanings and a logical framework to their works through language. When such works are read by readers, they ultimately recognize and appreciate them. Because of their universality, they also allow the readers to compare a work of one writer to that of the other to determine its worth. They not only beautify the piece of literature but also give deeper meanings to it, testing the very understanding of the readers along with providing them enjoyment of reading. Besides, they help motivating readers' imagination to visualize the characters and scenes more clearly.

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A list of literary devices and literary terms with detailed definition and examples for students and writers.

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If Midnight Magic were a Movie or mini-series, what would it sound like? Create a sound track for the story. 20 to 60 seconds.

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