The Grammar Scroll

  📜Daily Scroll “An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” — Benjamin Franklin Literary Devices 1. Metaphor - comparison without 'as' and 'like'. 2. Metonymy - figure of speech substituting the name of a related object, person or idea for the subject. 3. Mood - feeling or atmosphere, that is created for the reader by the writer. Connotative words, sensory images and figurative language contribute to the mood of a selection.  4. Motif - unifying element in an artistic work, especially any recurrent image, symbol, theme, character type, subject or narrative details. 5. Oxymoron - figure of speech where two contrasting/contradicting words are used together giving the effect of a condensed paradox. 6. Paradox - situation with obvious contradictions and is nevertheless true. 7. Parallelism - use of similar grammatical form giving items equal weight. It makes spoken and written expressions more concise, clear and powerful. 8. Parody - imitation of a serious...

  📜Daily Scroll “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” — Winston Churchill Literary Devices 1. Cacophony - harsh, clashing sound by words that are clipped, explosive delivery, or words containing a number of plosive delivery of consonants as B, D, G, K, P, T. 2. Catalogue - an inventory to emphasize quantity or inclusiveness. 3. Character - vehicle that moves the story ahead.  4. Climax - point where the conflict of the story begins to reach a turning point and resolves.  5. Conceit - figure of speech comparing two dissimilar things.  6. Conflict - struggle between two opposing forces, and is the basis of the plot. 7. Connotation - impressions or images carried by a word and opposite to the word's literal meaning. 8. Consonance - close repetition of identical consonant sounds before and after different vowel sounds. 9. Convention - accepted way of doing things. 10. Denotation - literal meaning of a word without asso...

  📜Daily Scroll "Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful." — Albert Schweitzer Literary Devices Literary devices are techniques used by writers to enhance their storytelling, create deeper meaning, and evoke emotion in readers. They help make the language more vivid, persuasive, and expressive. 1. Alliteration - repetition of the same consonant sound. [ S he s ells s ea s hells on a s ea s hore] 2. Allusion - reference made to famous person, place, event, literary work or work of art. [Romeo and Juliet] 3. Characterization - techniques used to create and develop a character.  4. Dialect - speech reflecting pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary according to a geographical area. 5. Figurative language - figures of speech. 6. Free verse - has no rhyme scheme or regular meter, also called blank verse. 7. Foreshadowing - hints dropped to prepare the reader about the upcoming event. 8. Imagery -...

  📜Daily Scroll “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” — Mahatma Gandhi Literary Forms Literary forms refer to the structure or style in which a literary work is written. These are broad categories that define how content is presented and can be divided mainly into three primary forms : prose , poetry , and drama —each with subcategories. Some are - 1. Autobiography - story of one's own life. 2. Biography - story of someone else's life. 3. Comedy - writing that deals with life in a humorous way, usually poking fun at others. 4. Drama - also referred to as a play, has dialogues to share its message. 5. Essay - short piece of non-fiction expressing writer's opinions and shares information about a subject. 6.  Fable - short story using talking animals as main characters and gives an explicit moral. [ Ex.- Panchatantra] 7. Fantasy - story set in an imaginary world and characters have supernatural powers or abilities. 8. Folktale - oral...

 📜Daily Scroll "The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." — B.B. King I'm so happy you're here. My name is Vibhuti Binjola, and I’m a student with a deep interest in the English language and literature. Over time, I realized how challenging it can be to find simple, well-organized notes that actually help — especially when studying for exams or trying to understand difficult concepts. That’s what inspired me to create this blog. The Grammar Scroll is my personal space to share what I learn as I explore English — from literary eras like the Renaissance and Romantic period to essential grammar topics like the use of articles, tenses, and sentence structure. I will also create and share worksheets for practice, because I know how helpful it is to apply what you’ve learned. Whether you’re a fellow student, an English enthusiast, or someone preparing for exams like SSC, B.Ed., or NET-JRF, I hope you’ll find something useful here. My g...