Read the following excerpt from mrs. drainger's veil by howard mumford jones:

emily, of course, had changed. she met me at the door as she met you. she was a shell burned out by one fierce moment of fire.

metaphor.
euphemism.
alliteration.
flashback.

journalism is the gathering, organizing, and distribution of news -- to include feature stories and commentary -- through the wide variety of print and non-print media outlets. it is not a recent phenomenon, by any means; the earliest reference to a journalistic product comes from rome circa 59 b.c., when news was recorded in a circular called the acta diurna. it enjoyed daily publication and was hung strategically throughout the city for all to read, or for those who were able to read.

a is the indefinite article