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Parari~Flight~ Vice Captain
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 Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2004 4:58 pm
Word of the day:
Juxtaposition: contrast between two opposite thingies.......i'm so tired.....i can't even remember the exact definition. Well, anyways, if you're talking about a juxtaposition between characters/people, you call it a foil. Like, Harry Potter is Hermoine's juxtaposition if you contrast their study skills.
The opposite of juxtaposition is parallelism. *dies because she's not able to think anymore.....*
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Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 9:52 am
This is certainly an interesting idea...Ill have to write some of these down to remember them keep the words coming!
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Parari~Flight~ Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 2:09 pm
lol! This is good practice for me, because I get tested on these words every week in preparation for the upcoming AP exam!
Word of the day:
Allusion- reference to an outside work
Ex: In the Matrix, the main character's name is Neo. Neo means one, and in the Bible, one symbolizes Jesus. Therefore, Neo is an allusion to Jesus. His name also foreshadows to his role in the destruction of the Matrix and the rebellion (?) of Zion.
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2004 1:07 pm
Neo could also mean "new" though.
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Parari~Flight~ Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2004 1:42 pm
True. It could also symbolize a "new life" for the people of Zion, which alludes to some versions of Christianity.
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2004 9:00 pm
Parari Assignment of the day: Define "Irony" find the three types of irony (one is dramatic irony) Examples of the three types of irony. Whoever replies can enter the next contest (hosted by me) for free! I'll give it a shot. Define "Irony" This is a tough one to define! It's basically when the writer says one thing, but something completely different is implied. There, I tried my best whee List the 3 types of irony: 1. Dramatic Irony
2. Situational Irony
3. Verbal Irony
Examples of 3 types of irony: Dramatic Irony: In Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, dramatic irony is present when Juliet's nurse and Lady Capulet discover Juliet "dead". The audience knows that Juliet merely took a potion to make her appear dead, but Lady Capulet and the Nurse are unaware of this endeavor.
Situational Irony: The Princess and the Tin Box , by James Thurber, begins like any other fairy tale. The princess needs to be wed, send out an announcement, the possible suiters come, yadda, yadda.
Each Prince comes bearing a gift, and the Princess has to select which gift she likes the most, and marry that prince.
All of the Princes give expensive gifts of jewels, gold, and platinum. All, that is, except for the last. He brings a tin box full of coal.
This princess had lived all her life being pampered by wealth and riches, so she had never seen tin or coal (I'm not sure if it's coal, exactly, by whatever) before. She is fascinated, as she softly fingers the unfamiliar minerals.
The time comes for the Princess to choose her suitor, and...the Princess decides on the handsome Prince who gave her a platinum box (I think, it's been awhile. Anyways, she chooses some wealthy gift).
The reader expects the Princess to choose the poor Prince with the tin box...but, well, it's situational irony.
Verbal Irony: Sarcasm is a form of verbal irony. When someone says, "thanks a lot" in a sarcastic tone of voice, that's not usually what they're implying.
I hope it's okay that I had to look up question 2. This is an assignment, after all, not a test. This was fun. Maybe we should have an "Academy" sticky; kind of like a writing school.
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Parari~Flight~ Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 2:01 pm
w00t! Congratulations, you have been allowed one free entry in any contest of your choice!!!! I will PM Soul Tear to let him know. Those were wonderful definitions, even though you had to look it up. Did you really like it? LoL, I think you were the only one cuz no one else tried it....... sweatdrop Kudos to Swiftblade!!!
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:33 pm
I know you put up the assignment in Nov. But I just joined the guild and wated to participate
Irony
The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.
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An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning.
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Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
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A literary style employing such contrasts for humorous or rhetorical effect.
Synonym: Paradox, Incongruity
Dramatic irony.
Socratic irony.
Verbal irony
Ex: It would be ironic if on the occation I were to become pregnant, my 'cravings' as they were would be for onions and pork. Being as I can not abide them now.
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 5:18 pm
Hey could I get in on this 'literary' word of the day posting... meaning, could I add some of my own too. We could colaborate.
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 1:25 pm
Gypsy_Hart Hey could I get in on this 'literary' word of the day posting... meaning, could I add some of my own too. We could colaborate. yeah, definitely!! I won't have much time this month and a week or so after because of the AP English exam (it's on May 2nd, and next next Saturday is my review of the material with my AP class) so post whatever!!
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Parari~Flight~ Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 2:17 pm
Just what I was reminded of when I saw "Define Irony":
*Con Air, Nicholas Cage's character sits down next to the psychotic mass murderer*
"Define irony. A bunch of idiots...dancing on a plane...to a song made famous by a band that died...in a plane crash."
*Cage just stares straight ahead, with a look like: "Why me?"*
mrgreen Just thought I'd share that with you guys. One of the most hilarious parts of the movie, to me.
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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 1:29 am
sack'but: - n. old wind instrument; trombone.
salacious: - a. lustful, lewd. sala'city n.
There are a few old words for you all to ignore or use as is appropriate to your present writing projects. 3nodding
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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 1:33 am
Muse-Calix Just what I was reminded of when I saw " Define Irony": *Con Air, Nicholas Cage's character sits down next to the psychotic mass murderer* "Define irony. A bunch of idiots...dancing on a plane...to a song made famous by a band that died...in a plane crash." *Cage just stares straight ahead, with a look like: "Why me?"* mrgreen Just thought I'd share that with you guys. One of the most hilarious parts of the movie, to me. It was my favorite Nicholas Copella film for obvious reasons. I'd love to write as well as that film was written. The characters were really good when backed up by a neat storyline. I should research who drew up the script for it. 3nodding
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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 5:20 am
Can we post words? Brobdingnagin-really, really fat
Arcane, mysterious, enigmatic-all synonyms.
I must say this is quite fun!
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:18 pm
Writing Stronger
* Stress the most important idea in the sentence clearly.
* Don't use unnecessary words.
Example (for both): "Because there were updrafts, the flight was bumpy." reads better, is clearer, and takes less time to read (and comprehend) like this: "Updrafts made the flight bumpy."
* Use the active voice whenever possible (it will make everything sound more immediate). A quick cheat for this is 'who' + "does' + 'what'. Also, if you have used the word is in front of your verb, it's probably not an active sentence.
* Shorter sentences are usually better. (I tend to get wordy myself, but after a while, you lose people. Like now. LOL)
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