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Trace the origins of more than 100 eponymous words -- words derived from the names of people and places. What food was first cooked up in Hamburg, Germany? Hamburgers What country is named after the Italian sailor Amerigo Vespucci? ...
An introduction to six common figures of speech -- metaphors, similes, onomatopoeia, personification, alliteration, and hyperbole -- with guidelines for their use and numerous illustrative examples....