Mid-afternoon. Beautiful April day, no
fooling. You had lunch with Craig and Alta who decided to head back to Chicago
this afternoon rather than tomorrow because of the coming thunder storms in
Chicago which will hit Cincinnati some time tomorrow. At lunch, at Longhorn,
you talked about the upcoming September trip to Niagara Falls and Toronto and
possibly other points on the way back to Cincinnati as well as a trip to Los
Vegas and Death Valley in February and another trip to California (Yosemite) in
early June of next year. Yesterday Carol was unwell with stomach flu and slept
most of the day. Presently you are running errands, a stop at AAA, the bank,
and a spot of tea at Kidd Coffee before sitting in the shade at the north end
of Pine Hill Lakes Park for reading and keyboarding.
Carol
has begun her walk and you have set up a new file document for the Theoretical
First Spirit project to keep the material in place for separate reference. Label
it “Thunder” if you will which will show that First Spirit arrives after the
Lightning, so to speak. – Amorella
Again,
I would have never thought of such a thing, but I like it.
We keep our distance from the Lightning,
boy, even in a fiction. – Amorella
1558
hours. I notice there is no all caps on “Lightning”.
All caps is another fold of dimensions
altogether. Something better left alone but understood to exist as far as these
Merlyn books and blog are concerned.
I
have no problem avoiding this, but I am glad to know it exists, at least in here.
Let’s chose the poetic devices that are fed
through the main Root of the Tree of Universes in Before. – Amorella
1631
hours. Awesome. I didn’t think I could get Wikipedia Online but I hadn’t tried.
I connected the Bluetooth on my phone with the Bluetooth on my MacAir to
download my poetic devices. It took a couple of tries but it is now hooked up.
Most awesome.
Good. Now you can use Wikipedia Online or
anything online if you need. Make a copy for editing those poetic devices boy.
We are not going to use all of them. Interested readers will catch the drift.
1719
hours. I found these devices below (from chaparral dot org) poets and you have edited them.
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Poetic Devices
Poetry is
the kind of thing poets write. — Robert Frost
Man, if you gotta ask, you’ll never know. — Louis Armstrong
Man, if you gotta ask, you’ll never know. — Louis Armstrong
Alliteration: Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words placed
near each other, usually on the same or adjacent lines. A somewhat
looser definition is that it is the use of the same consonant in any part of
adjacent words. Example: fast and furious
Assonance: Repeated vowel sounds in words placed near each other,
usually on the same or adjacent lines. These should be in sounds that
are accented, or stressed, rather than in vowel sounds that are unaccented. Example:
He’s a bruisin’ loser
Consonance: Repeated consonant sounds at the ending of words placed
near each other, usually on the same or adjacent lines. These should be
in sounds that are accented, or stressed, rather than in vowel sounds that are
unaccented. This produces a pleasing kind of near-rhyme. Example: boats
into the past; Example: cool soul
Cacophony A discordant series of harsh, unpleasant sounds helps to
convey disorder. This is often furthered by the combined effect of the meaning
and the difficulty of pronunciation. Example: My stick fingers click
with a snicker — From “Player Piano,” John Updike
Euphony: A series of musically pleasant sounds, conveying a sense
of harmony and beauty to the language. Example: Than Oars divide the
Ocean; Too silver for a seam—; Or Butterflies, off Banks of NoonLeap, plashless
as they swim. From — “A Bird Came Down the Walk,” Emily Dickenson (last
stanza)
Onomatopoeia: Words that sound like their meanings.
Example: boom, buzz, crackle, gurgle, hiss, pop, sizzle, snap, swoosh,
whir, zip
Repetition: The purposeful re-use of words and phrases for an effect. Example:
I was glad; so very, very glad. Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of
them, Cannon in front of them Volley’d and thunder’d ...
Rhyme: This is the one device most commonly associated with
poetry by the general public. Words that have different beginning sounds but
whose endings sound alike, including the final vowel sound and everything
following it, are said to rhyme. Example: soul, oil
Rhythm: Although the general public is seldom directly conscious
of it, nearly everyone responds on some level to the organization of speech
rhythms (verbal stresses) into a regular pattern of accented syllables
separated by unaccented syllables.
Allegory: A representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning.
Sometimes it can be a single word or phrase, such as the name of a character or
place. Often, it is a symbolic narrative that has not only a literal meaning,
but a larger one understood only after reading the entire story or poem
Allusion: A brief reference to some person, historical event, work
of art, or Biblical or mythological situation or character.
Ambiguity: A word or phrase that can mean more than one thing, even in
its context. Poets often search out such words to add richness to their work.
Often, one meaning seems quite readily apparent, but other, deeper and darker
meanings, await those who contemplate the poem. Example: Robert Frost’s
‘The Subverted Flower’
Analogy: A comparison, usually something unfamiliar with something
familiar. Example: The plumbing took a maze of turns where even water
got lost.
Apostrophe: Speaking directly to a real or imagined listener or
inanimate object; addressing that person or thing by name.
Example: O Captain! My Captain! our fearful trip is done...
Connotation: The emotional, psychological or social overtones of a
word; its implications and associations apart from its literal meaning. Often,
this is what distinguishes the precisely correct word from one that is
merely acceptable.
Contrast: Closely arranged things with strikingly different
characteristics. Example: He was dark, sinister, and cruel; she was
radiant, pleasant, and kind.
Denotation: The dictionary definition of a word; its literal meaning
apart from any associations or connotations.
Euphemism: An understatement, used to lessen the effect of a
statement; substituting something innocuous for something that might be
offensive or hurtful. Example: She is at rest. (meaning, she’s dead)
Hyperbole: An outrageous exaggeration used for effect. Example: He
weighs a ton.
Irony: A contradictory statement or situation to reveal a reality
different from what appears to be true. Example: Wow, thanks for
expensive gift...let’s see: did it come with a Fun Meal or the Burger King
equivalent?
Metaphor: A direct comparison between two unlike things, stating
that one is the other or does the action of the other.
Example: He’s a zero. Example: Her fingers danced across the
keyboard.
Metonymy: A figure of speech in which a person, place, or thing is
referred to by something closely associated with it.
Example: The White House stated today that... Example: The
Crown reported today that...
Oxymoron: A combination of two words that appear to contradict each
other. Example: a pointless point of view; bittersweet
Paradox: A statement in which a seeming contradiction may reveal an
unexpected truth. Example: The hurrier I go the behinder I get.
Personification: Attributing human characteristics to an inanimate object,
animal, or abstract idea. Example: The days crept by slowly,
sorrowfully.
Pun: Word play in which words with totally different meanings
have similar or identical sounds. Example: Like a firefly in the rain,
I’m de-lighted.
Simile: A direct comparison of two unlike things using “like” or
“as.” Example: He’s as dumb as an ox.
Example: Her eyes are like comets.
Example: Her eyes are like comets.
Symbol: An ordinary object, event, animal, or person to which we
have attached extraordinary meaning and significance – a flag to represent a
country, a lion to represent courage, a wall to symbolize separation. Example:
A small cross by the dangerous curve on the road reminded all of Johnny’s
death.
Synecdoche: Indicating a person, object, etc. by letting only a
certain part represent the whole. Example: All hands on deck.
Point of View: The author’s point of view concentrates on the vantage
point of the speaker, or “teller” of the story or poem. This may be considered
the poem’s “voice” — the pervasive presence behind the overall work. This is
also sometimes referred to as the persona.
- 1st Person: the
speaker is a character in the story or poem and tells it from his/her
perspective (uses “I”).
- 3rd Person
limited: the speaker is not part of the story, but tells about the other
characters through the limited perceptions of one other person.
- 3rd Person
omniscient: the speaker is not part of the story, but is able to “know”
and describe what all characters are thinking.
Verse: One single line of a poem arranged in a metrical pattern.
Also, a piece of poetry or a particular form of poetry such as free verse,
blank verse, etc., or the art or work of a poet.
Stanza: A division of a poem created by arranging the lines into a
unit, often repeated in the same pattern of meter and rhyme throughout the
poem; a unit of poetic lines (a “paragraph” within the poem). The stanzas
within a poem are separated by blank lines.
Rhetorical
Question: A question solely
for effect, which does not require an answer. By the implication the answer is
obvious, it is a means of achieving an emphasis stronger than a direct
statement. Example: Could I but guess the reason for that look? Example: O,
Wind, If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?
Rhyme Scheme: The pattern established by the arrangement of rhymes in a
stanza or poem, generally described by using letters of the alphabet to denote
the recurrence of rhyming lines, such as the ababbcc of the Rhyme
Royal stanza form.
Form: The arrangement or method used to convey the content, such
as free verse, ballad, haiku, etc. In other words, the “way-it-is-said.”
Imagery: The use of vivid language to generate ideas and/or evoke
mental images, not only of the visual sense, but of sensation and emotion as
well. While most commonly used in reference to figurative language, imagery can
apply to any component of a poem that evoke sensory experience and emotional
response, and also applies to the concrete things so brought to mind. Related
images are often clustered or scattered throughout a work, thus serving to
create a particular mood or tone.
Selected and edited from – chaparralpoets-dot-org
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Carol
is on page 57 of Robin Cook’s Cure. She will stop as this is the conclusion of
the chapter. – Amorella
1743 hours. We are home.
You had a bowl of turkey soup and a turkey and ham wrap in cheese slices for supper, Carol had left over salad from lunch. You watched NBC and ABC News as well as last night’s “The Blacklist” and “Bones”. Carol is talking to one of her sisters. – Amorella
2130 hours. I counted 36 poetic devices in the list. I think is it a good representation.
We need to develop and show the story in a document and then show details, approximately a third in each book. – Amorella
This is well and good for literature but what about reason and intellect, how are they thrown in? Without them we would not have mathematics, science and philosophy. I cannot help but think of the Greek story of Pandora.
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The myth of Pandora’s box is considered one of the most descriptive myths of human behavior in Greek mythology. Ancient Greeks used this myth not only to instruct themselves about the weaknesses of humans, but also to explain several misfortunes of the human race.
Pandora was, according to the myth, the first woman on Earth. She was created by Gods; each one of them gave her a gift, thus, her name in Greek means “the one who bears all gifts”.
Pandora was created as a punishment to the mankind; Zeus wanted to punish people because Prometheus stole the fire to give it to them. Her gifts were beautifully evil, according to Hesiod. Hephaestus created her from clay, shaping her perfectly, Aphrodite gave her femininity and Athena taught her crafts. Hermes was ordered by Zeus to teach her to be deceitful, stubborn and curious.
Pandora was given a box or a jar, called “pithos” in Greek. Gods told her that the box contained special gifts from them but she was not allowed to open the box ever. Then Hermes took her to Epimetheus, brother of Prometheus, to be his wife. Prometheus had advised Epimetheus not to accept anything from the Gods, but he saw Pandora and was astonished by her beauty, thus he accepted her right away.
Pandora was trying to tame her curiosity, but at the end she could not hold herself anymore; she opened the box and all the illnesses and hardships that gods had hidden in the box started coming out. Pandora was scared, because she saw all the evil spirits coming out and tried to close the box as fast as possible, closing Hope inside.
According to Hesiod Hope indeed stayed inside because that was Zeus’ will; he wanted to let people suffer in order to understand that they should not disobey their gods. Pandora was the right person to do it, because she was curious enough, but not malicious.
The myth of Pandora’s box has been fascinating people since ever, catching the imagination of countless artists, who created frescos, mosaics and sculptures depicting Pandora and the mythological elements. The myth itself though appears in many different versions; the most distinctive difference is that in some myths Hope does come out. The main purpose of the myth of Pandora though is to address the question of why evil exists in the world.
The birth of Pandora was represented on the pedestal of the statue of Athena situated at the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens.
From – www.greekmythsgreekmythology
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While this is a delightful story, boy, the Merlyn stories are nothing like this. However, do not erase the above because it shows me something about yourself that you do not know. – Amorella
2147 hours. What? How?
You would love to have some of the Greek or other ancient myths to have some truth to them not to show up the more modern religions but to show they had some wisdom too, that the moderns have somehow lost. Do you deny this? – Amorella
No, but it is not something I would tell anyone.
Why? – Amorella
2152 hours. Why, because I think we are barely an adolescent species. Our culture is ‘high school’ in the sense of people behave like high schoolers can be, having: anxiety, intense panic, fear, phobia. Teens can be petty, snobbish, cliquish, way too arrogant, self-destructive, moody, and too sure of themselves; individualistic but needing to be in groups; knowing enough to think they know most everything. Plus, teens can be unsure of emotions or reason, wanted to grow up but afraid of growing up at the same time; and without the first hand experience of living in an adult civilization because one does not exist on this planet to copy. This is what comes to mind. Writing this reminds me that I am all these things above and more. So, I keep it to myself. Thus, I answer my own question of what and how.
You forgot obsessive and compulsive as well as childish. – Amorella
2209 hours. Yes, I did, as well as hypocritical.
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