I'm supposed to prepare a presentation on metaphor for my Introduction to Literature small group session on Monday, and I was thinking of putting one of my own poems on the handout as an example. Would yous like to help me by providing o(pi)nions on what would be a good one for the purpose? Pretty please - with chocolate on top?
If I don't show up tomorrow, it'll be because I died of shame after failing my English Phonetics exam. Just thought I'd let you know beforehand...
Word of the Day for April 2nd, 2009
conscientious
1. controlled by or done according to conscience; scrupulous: a conscientious judge.
2. meticulous; careful; painstaking; particular: conscientious application to the work at hand.
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Word of the Day for April 1st, 2009
trickster
1. a deceiver; cheat; fraud.
2. a person who plays tricks.
3. a supernatural figure appearing in various guises and typically engaging in mischievous activities, important in the folklore and mythology of many primitive peoples and usually conceived as a culture hero.
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Word of the Day for March 31st, 2009
intersperse
1. to scatter here and there or place at intervals among other things: to intersperse flowers among shrubs.
2. to diversify with something placed or scattered at intervals: to intersperse a dull speech with interesting anecdotes.
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- Tableau Vivant (5 years of Elftown!)
I just realised that I totally forgot my 6th Elftown birthday was on February 17th. Oops?
Word of the Day for March 30th, 2009
construe
1. to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret.
2. to deduce by inference or interpretation
3. to translate, esp. orally.
4. to analyze the syntax of; to rehearse the applicable grammatical rules of: to construe a sentence.
5. to arrange or combine (words, phrases, etc.) syntactically.
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Word of the Day for March 29th, 2009
succinct
1. expressed in few words; concise; terse.
2. characterized by conciseness or verbal brevity.
3. compressed into a small area, scope, or compass.
4. Archaic.
a. drawn up, as by a girdle.
b. close-fitting.
c. encircled, as by a girdle.
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Stop snowing ffs. >_<
I like winter but I'm in spring mode...
Word of the Day for March 28th, 2009
indubitable
that cannot be doubted; patently evident or certain; unquestionable
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Aaaaa. There was this song by a Russian/Polish
Word of the Day for March 27th, 2009
peripeteia
a sudden turn of events or an unexpected reversal, esp. in a literary work.
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Word of the Day for March 26th, 2009
crepuscular
1. of, pertaining to, or resembling twilight; dim; indistinct.
2. Zoology. appearing or active in the twilight, as certain bats and insects.
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Word of the Day for March 25th, 2009
unrequited
1. not returned or reciprocated: unrequited love.
2. not avenged or retaliated: an unrequited wrong.
3. not repaid or satisfied.
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I can has chocolate muffins. =^____^=
*thinks about writing a poem titled My Love Affair With the Sunlight (or something along those lines)*
Word of the Day for March 24th, 2009
savant
1. A learned person; a scholar.
2. An idiot savant.
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Dawn creeps in on a late March day
sending rays of warmth to waking souls and
should it make you smile so much,
stretch and purr in the morning sun
as the spring light flows through your veins—
yes, you can float this way
and though it is yet cold the earth
with the ever brightening air will tell you:
The temperate winds, the budding blooms of April
are soon to be here.
My current Translation assignment deals with apocalypse and the Bible... meh. I'd have no problem with that otherwise, but it references a passage - apparently Genesis 1:5 - and I'm having trouble deciding how to translate it. Lah. *goes ponder over the text*