Blog 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," ,…
Blog 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…
Blog 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,…
Blog 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…