Literary devices and terms are the techniques and elements—from figures of speech to narrative devices to poetic meters—that writers use to create narrative literature, poetry, speeches, or any other form of writing.
The English Department's First-Year Writing Seminar (FWS) and Literature Core form a key part of BC's Core Curriculum. These courses are designed to complement each other by helping students to ...
Literature reviews, like all kinds of writing, are best taught in their specific disciplinary contexts, although there are some overall principles about them that we focus on below. In this resource, ...
Daily Herald: Dan Brown on his new book, ‘The Secret of Secrets,’ and how he manages the writing process
Dan Brown on his new book, ‘The Secret of Secrets,’ and how he manages the writing process
The Minor in Literature and Writing enables students of all majors to build a knowledge and skill base in both the study of literature and the practice of writing, choosing five courses (or a total of ...
Our guides use color and the interactivity of the web to make it easier to learn and teach literature.
Theme Definition What is theme? Here’s a quick and simple definition: A theme is a universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature. One key characteristic of literary themes is their universality, which is to say that themes are ideas that not only apply to the specific characters and events of a book or play, but also express broader truths about human experience ...