Most people can’t tell these 4 literary devices apart: your guide to paradox, oxymoron, antithesis & contrast

Following my post on comparative devices (simile, metaphor, analogy and conceit), some readers have asked me to write a post on contrasting devices.

First person vs third person: when to use which?

A question I often get about writing is whether it is ever ‘okay to write in first person’.

A common question I get from students is how to describe ‘tone’.