Apostrophes ~ no, not the mark of punctuation. It's the literary term. Know what it is?

How about paradox? Sure on that?

Chiasmus: my favorite, people enjoy when they see it, but do you know the term when you want to practice it? Can I stump you with these?

Polysyndeton. Epistrophe.

These are all Enhancements that can help your writing sing on the page. That's an implied metaphor, BTW.

Enhancements from anastrophes to zeugmas ~ the series starts with this episode.

• 02:25 Who needs word tricks?
• 05:18 Basic language information
• 07:00 The only rule to remember
• 08:25 Taste
• 10:20 Periodic vs. Cumulative (more of a grammar lesson than helpful to writers)
• 13:40 Denotation vs. Connotation
• 16:40 Practice Connotation
• 16:53 Next Week
• 17:13 Inspiration / Charles Lamb

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