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," ,…

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: 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…