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Don’t Use Metaphors in Essays
A metaphor is an implied (suggested) comparison of two unlike things. An extended metaphor continues the comparison through several sentences in a story or through several…
Avoiding Repetitious Writing
Repetitious writing involves repeating the same ideas, words or synonyms of those words, and sentence structure.
Avoiding Parentheses
An appositive is a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase that identifies or explains another noun or pronoun before or after it. Avoid using appositives, particularly parentheses,…
Avoiding Clichés
A cliché is an overused and worn-out word, phrase, or sentence, which has lost its original meaning or effect. Avoid these expressions in formal writing, such…
Unsupported Generalizations
A generalization is a statement which applies to most all cases and to most all times. When writers combine specific points of an essay into a broader…
Wordiness | Eliminating Expletives
Expletives are just cuss words! Teach students to eliminate unnecessary words and phrases in their writing in this lesson. Often, expletives add emotion or emphasis to…
Avoid Attention-Getting Alliteration
Avoid using poetic devices, such as alliteration, in essays. Poetic devices focus the reader’s attention on the writing itself, while essays are designed to argue a…
Coordinating Conjunctions | Writing Style
Frequently, teachers will tell their students not to begin their sentences with coordinating conjunctions. Teachers give this advice because many students who use these sentence beginnings…