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  2. Touchstone (metaphor) - Wikipedia

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    An example in literature is the character of Touchstone in Shakespeare's As You Like It, described as "a wise fool who acts as a kind of guide or point of reference throughout the play, putting everyone, including himself, to the comic test". [3] Dante's "In la sua volontade è nostra pace" ("In his will is our peace"; Paradiso, III.85) [4]

  3. Glossary of English-language idioms derived from baseball

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    As in "we will touch base(s) at the meeting". To make contact with someone, to inform someone of one's plans or activities, perhaps in anticipation of an event. In baseball, a player who is touching a base is not in danger of being put out. Another explanation is that a player must briefly touch each of the bases in order after hitting a home run.

  4. Literal and figurative language - Wikipedia

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    Uses of figurative language, or figures of speech, can take multiple forms, such as simile, metaphor, hyperbole, and many others. [10] Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature says that figurative language can be classified in five categories: resemblance or relationship, emphasis or understatement, figures of sound, verbal games, and errors.

  5. Book report - Wikipedia

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    A book review makes an evaluation of a particular book outlining the various pros and cons of the book to help the reader know if it is the right book to read, touching base on its plot and writing style. The book review also provides a conclusion giving a recommendation on whether one should purchase the book or not.

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  7. Essay - Wikipedia

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    He notes that "the essay is a literary device for saying almost everything about almost anything", and adds that "by tradition, almost by definition, the essay is a short piece". Furthermore, Huxley argues that "essays belong to a literary species whose extreme variability can be studied most effectively within a three-poled frame of reference".

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    Taking a Dry January break from alcohol can reward you with more energy, better sleep and better overall health. Here’s expert advice on how to go dry successfully.

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    A University of Georgia student was critically injured in an apparent terrorist attack in New Orleans on Wednesday morning that killed at least 10 people and injured dozens more, the school ...