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: 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: 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…

Word of the Week: Imagery

19 Dec 201918 Dec 2019

Imagery is one of the most common , yet most affective literary devices used in literature, poetry, and other alternatives of writing. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary "pictures produced by an imaging system,"…

Word of the Week: Allegory

4 Dec 20194 Dec 2019

According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, allegory is defined as "the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence." The origins of the word stem from…