Sorry, Pernickety. I didn't tie that up very well! The metaphor obviously alludes to the artist's brush. I should think it would be used figuratively to favorably describe the work of other creators, such as God's work in laying out a

No sorry. I wasn't going for a metaphor or idiom of any sort just a sentence I wanted corrected.

what are the structures and sentences of metaphors. sorry to say but i am deeply in need of some sentences

"I did not know then that pride is a wonderful, terrible thing, a seed that bears two vines, life and death" Does this quote from "The Scarlet Ibis" contain personification? I'm pretty sure it contains a metaphor and

He was drowned in the raging torrent. His speech was drowned by the rabble. His plea was drowned in/by the clatter of hooves. It seems possible to me that we're confusing "drowned" as a metaphor with " drowned out " as an

I'm discussing hyperbole first in order to help clarify what I mean by the phrase "rarely articulated rules" in my title. Also, I beg forgiveness for any poor grammar. I'm trying to articulate a rather difficult concept in a

Do you believe evolution is true? Yes I do. Do you (or an creationists reading this) believe in magical causation of the variety of life on ... entails Noah and the Ark and all that, I would love to see an intelligent response to the following

Like a good spec monkey, I'm starting on the new project while I rest my play before the next rewrite. I'm still evolving my way of working. Up until now, I've gone between outlines, cards, strange flow-chart thingies, and just jumping

Anybody around here have experience with the following company/website? http://www.thescreenplayagency.com/ Is it legit, or just a scam to make money ... for? Anybody around here had a positive experience with them, and actually sold something

The Lincolnshire Lay Subsidy of 1334 includes one Everard le Wikked living in Stamford (Bredecroft). Cool name, huh? My ... OE Inca, a wizard. But I wonder what nuances the word carried in the C14th. Anyone got an OED handy? Here's some of the