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.