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Metaphor

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Make size and scale visual

How tiny is tiny? How huge is huge? How small is small? One-third the size of a ladybug? The size...
Let me see Lewis' jar of matches is worth 6,000 words. Image by Jeff Turner

Give numbers context

How can you help people see 6,000? When 6,000 power poles went down in New Orleans during a series of...
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Vital statistics

Add color and credibility to your copy with numbers Which personal finance story would draw you in? One that starts:...
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Metaphor at work

6 reasons analogy is more persuasive than literal language Metaphor is more persuasive than literal language: It's been proven in...
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Up close and personal

Metaphor creates intimacy, builds understanding People who read metaphors are more likely to understand what someone else is thinking. Close...
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‘Save a guitar on car insurance’

Make messages vivid with metaphor Analogy makes your benefits more tantalizing by making them more tangible. So use metaphor and...
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‘The wind made the reeds gossip’

Kindle your creativity All these years later, I'm still grateful for the Kindle app on my iPad. Bring to light...
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Use metaphor, not modifiers

'This isn't dessert, it's a diabetic coma on a plate' "The thing about food writing is that there are only...
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Go beyond description

Engage your readers' senses with metaphor In A Good Man Is Hard to Find, Flannery O'Connor described a character as...
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Bring power to your points

Analogy sharpens your message When Gerald Ford assumed the presidency in the wake of Watergate, he wanted Americans to know...

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