Allusion

Allusion is one of the lesser known figures of speech. This is how Merriam-Webster defines allusion: “..a figure of speech, where a direct reference to a particular object, person, event or [...]

Plan a road trip

When studying in college, TALK students may find it hard to come up with the money to go on a road trip to their dream location. However, there are many things you can do to plan a road trip that [...]

Symbolism

Symbolism is the practice using an object, image or a word to represent an abstract idea.  Symbolism is used not only in the English language, but also in art, theater, dance and other forms of [...]

Similes

A simile is a figure of speech which expresses a comparison or similarity of two objects through a word such as like, as, so, than. Using these connective words such ‘as’, ‘like’ and [...]

Travel tips

Traveling is what makes the study abroad experience so exciting for our TALK international students. Before traveling abroad it is important to make sure all your basics are covered upon leaving [...]