Aiming to illuminate the difference between a sentence that's merely correct and one that's dramatic, evocative, memorable or funny, this is an introduction to the figure of speech - a means of putting words together to create a vivid picture in the reader's or listener's mind. The American author explains the simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, alliteration, hyperbole and personification, and provides examples from the work of great writers, together with his own humorous originals. The text is accompanied by whimsical line drawings.

With a brand new design, 1,000 additional words, and new fun sections, this updated dictionary is an ideal spelling resource for students. It offers more than 150 memory tricks to correct commonly misspelled words, and clearly explains general spelling rules (and their exceptions).

Now revised with up-to-date explanations of more than 700 everyday American idioms and their origins, this dictionary contains entries that are amusing as well as educational.

This lively, readable word-play book will enliven a language arts curriculum or intrigue those children with an appetite for riddles and language.--"School Library Journal." Illustrations.

Introduces and explains action idioms and their origins with comical illustrations that lend a literal interpretation.