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Purpose of the title: A title should give at least a hint of the contents of the piece of writing It should be short and provocative You want to generate your reader’s curiosity

What makes a good title?

Informative Titles Informative titles tell exactly and concretely the contents of the piece of writing Example: “How Dr. Landman Taught Me to Listen” Wikipedia.org

Suggestive Titles Suggestive titles become clear as the reader uses a little imagination Example: “Listening at Last”

Intriguing Titles Intriguing titles neither tell nor suggest, but later become clear Example: “Teeth and Ears”

Literary Devices in Titles Titles can be catchy when alliteration, simile, metaphor, personification, irony or pun are used Examples: The Time Traveler’s Wife Like Water for Chocolate The Giving Tree