Are we nerdy yet?

Being studious cruisin on the high seas

Oops!

I forgot to ask you about the spring break assignment. I can find the book at the library, all I need to know is what it is and what I need to do with it. Sorry

Spot the allusion

Can you find it?

My boyfriend

Woo hoo!

Quoting lines in a play

How do you quote lines in a play?

Ophelia

I was finishing my AP Art History homework when I came across this in one of the slides in a Powerpoint. It's called Ophelia by John Everett Millais. It depicts Ophelia's death in Shakespeare's Hamlet. I thought it was pretty ironic that I happened to learn about it the same day we finished reading

Final WTK!

Symbol: A word or object that stands for another word or object, but always represents something larger than itself.

Synecdoche: a whole is represented by naming one of its parts

Syntax: The arrangement, ordering, grouping, or placement of sentences.

Tone: The attitude of the author towards the subject at hand (or sometimes the reader).

Tragedy: (You know this because of my boyfriend). Remember that the protagonist puts himself there (think Humpty Dumpty)

Tragic flaw: the character trait that brings about a downfall of the protagonist in a tragedy.

Verisimilitude: Having the appearance of truth or realism. In a fictional work, an author creates characters and situations and "asks" that the reader believe they are true.

Villanelle: A poem with a specific form (which we will discuss tomorrow). Usually pastoral, idyllic sentiments with rural, simplistic themes.

Zeugma: When one part of speech (usually the main verb) governs two or more parts of the same sentence.
Example: Johnny carried his gun and a tune through the murky bog. 

See you tomorrow! 

I'm gonna be an aunt...again!! :D

Mrs. Moon, I'm currently sitting at the hospital waiting for my oldest sister to give birth and there is a chance, depending on how long her labor takes, that I won't be at schoool tomorrow.