Thursday, September 27, 2012
Poe's "Dream Within A Dream" : reaction/reflection
After hearing all the wonderful thought and comments on this poem from my class mates, in thought there's not much i can add that hasn't all ready been said. I especially enjoy this comment by Jasmine Beebe's Blog " know I've had some nights when my dreams are off the charts and then my alarm wakes me up when i can tell its getting to the best part and while I'm waking up I'm grasping onto the dream wishing i could stay asleep for just a few more minutes." This is something i strongly relate to. Our alarms not only seem to take us from dreams but seem to save us at times, Its
Vocabulary: Fall List #6
Amicable: Having a spirit of friendliness
Averse: Having a strong dislike or opposition to something
Belligerent: hostile and aggressive
Benevolent: Well meaning and kindly
Cursory: Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed
Duplicity: deceitfulness
Extol: praise enthusiastically
Feasible: Conveniently
Grimace: twisted expression on a person’s face
Holocaust: mass slaughter or destruction
Impervious: not allowing fluid to pass through
Impetus: a moving force; impulse or stimulus
Jeopardy: danger of loss, harm, or failure
Meticulous: showing great attention to detail.
Nostalgia: a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past
Quintessence: the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class
Retrogress: go back to an earlier state typically a worse one.
Scrutinize: examine or inspect closely and thoroughly
Tepid: lukewarm
I know this post and some other are a bit late but I think it would be better for me to post them now, Better late then never.
Averse: Having a strong dislike or opposition to something
Belligerent: hostile and aggressive
Benevolent: Well meaning and kindly
Cursory: Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed
Duplicity: deceitfulness
Extol: praise enthusiastically
Feasible: Conveniently
Grimace: twisted expression on a person’s face
Holocaust: mass slaughter or destruction
Impervious: not allowing fluid to pass through
Impetus: a moving force; impulse or stimulus
Jeopardy: danger of loss, harm, or failure
Meticulous: showing great attention to detail.
Nostalgia: a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past
Quintessence: the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class
Retrogress: go back to an earlier state typically a worse one.
Scrutinize: examine or inspect closely and thoroughly
Tepid: lukewarm
I know this post and some other are a bit late but I think it would be better for me to post them now, Better late then never.
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