Words of the Week: Elegy & Eulogy

14 Apr 202114 Apr 2021

by: Megan Jenkins (alumni) "Is is romantic how all my elegies eulogize me?""The Lakes" by Taylor Swift According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, elegy is defined as "a poem in elegiac couplets," ,…

A Poet & A Poem: Phillis Wheatley’s “On Being Brought From AFRICA to AMERICA”

27 Feb 202127 Feb 2021

The following is a guest post by Megan Jenkins, an alumni of American Military University who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English with a concentration in Writing and…

Word of the Week: Paradox

24 Feb 202119 Feb 2021

by: Megan Jenkins (alumni) In literary terms, paradox is defined as, "a statement that appears at first to be contradictory, but upon reflection then makes sense" (Literary Devices). The Poetry…

Word of the Week: Chronicle

3 Feb 202116 Feb 2021

By: Megan Jenkins (alumni) According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, chronicle is a noun that means, "a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation," (Merriam-Webster).…

Word of the Week: Juxtaposition

20 May 2020

According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, juxtaposition is a noun meaning, "the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to…

Word of the Week: Folklore

29 Jan 202028 Jan 2020

The term folklore combines the two words folk and lore. According to Merriam Webster Dictionary, the word folk means "people generally" (Merriam-Webster) and the word lore means "a particular body…

Word of the Week: Poetry

22 Jan 202021 Jan 2020

According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, poetry is defined as simply "metrical writing". However, their second definition is a bit more in-depth, describing poetry as "writing that formulates a concentrated imaginative awareness…

Word of the Week: Personification

15 Jan 202014 Jan 2020

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, personification means, "attribution of personal qualities" and/or "a divinity or imaginary being representing a thing or abstraction" (Merriam-Webster). Another word associated with personification is its verb form,…

A Visit from St. Nicholas or Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas?: A Poem Analysis

24 Dec 201924 Dec 2019

By: Victoria Hershman Edited by: Megan Jenkins "'Twas the night before Christmas," "A Visit from St. Nicholas", one of the most recognized holiday poems in America, has quite a mysterious…

The Grinch Who Stole Christmas: A Review

23 Dec 201923 Dec 2019

By: Victoria Hershman Edited by: Megan Jenkins He’s mean, vile, with a soul full of garlic. The iconic Grinch of Dr. Seuss’ famous tale, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, lives…