Literacy, Literally
Genre = a type or kind of literature.
Fiction = narrative prose literature.
Poetry = metrical literature.
Drama = representational literature.
Fiction
Short story = written to be read at a single sitting.
Novella = written to be read in several sittings.
Novel = written to be read in multiple sittings.
Poetry
Lyric poetry = expresses thoughts or feelings.
Narrative poetry = the narrator is a storyteller.
Dramatic poetry = the narrator interacts with others.
Drama
Comedy = from disorder to order, ends happily.
Tragedy = from order to disorder, ending badly.
Tragicomedy = mixes tragedy and comedy.
LITERATURE
lit-er-a-ture | [noun]
∎ Written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit.
2.
∎ Books and writings published on a particular subject.
3.
∎ Leaflets and other printed matter used to advertise products or give advice.
lit-er-a-ture | [noun]
∎ Written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit.
2.
∎ Books and writings published on a particular subject.
3.
∎ Leaflets and other printed matter used to advertise products or give advice.
LITERARY
lit-er-ar-y | [adjective]
∎ Concerning the writing, study, or content of literature, especially of the kind valued for quality of form.
∎∎ “Orwell’s are among the great literary works of the twentienth century”
lit-er-ar-y | [adjective]
∎ Concerning the writing, study, or content of literature, especially of the kind valued for quality of form.
∎∎ “Orwell’s are among the great literary works of the twentienth century”
LITERAL
lit-er-al | [adjective]
∎ Taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or exaggeration.
2.
∎ (of a translation) representing the exact words of the original text.
∎∎ “A literal translation from the Arabic”
∎∎∎ synonyms: word-for-word, verbatim, line-for-line, letter-for-letter
3.
∎ (of a person or performance) lacking imagination; prosaic.
∎∎ “his interpretation was rather too literal”
∎∎∎ synonyms: literal-minded, factual
∎∎∎∎ antonyms: whimsical
lit-er-al | [adjective]
∎ Taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or exaggeration.
2.
∎ (of a translation) representing the exact words of the original text.
∎∎ “A literal translation from the Arabic”
∎∎∎ synonyms: word-for-word, verbatim, line-for-line, letter-for-letter
3.
∎ (of a person or performance) lacking imagination; prosaic.
∎∎ “his interpretation was rather too literal”
∎∎∎ synonyms: literal-minded, factual
∎∎∎∎ antonyms: whimsical
Poetic Modus Operandi
Some modes or types of poetic style… the full list is indefinite.
Argumentative mode
Speaker expresses an opinion or disagrees with another one
Confessional mode
Speaker expresses private or secret thoughts or emotions
Descriptive mode
Speaker details a scene, usually in the present tense
Dialogic mode
Two or more voices take turns in speaking
Didactic mode
Speaker informs or advises the addressee or addressees
Discursive mode
Speaker discusses a topic in the manner of an essay
Dramatic mode
Speaker interacts with others in a well-defined situation
Elegiac mode
Speaker regrets the loss of something or someone
Eulogic mode
Speaker praises something or someone
Expository mode
Speaker illustrates or explains something
Lyric mode
Speaker expresses thoughts or emotions
Narrative mode
Speaker tells a story, usually in the past tense
Persuasive mode
Speaker tries to convince the addressee or addressees
Polemic mode
Speaker criticises something or someone explicitly
Satiric mode
Speaker criticises something or someone implicitly
Stay Shining
This Anodyne Tome
Fettered, febrile & formulaically forlorn…
a rant is Brewing:
Frantic, frenetic and as pointless as patriarchal pride.
a rant is Emboldening:
Uncouth, unhindered and as cruel as chemical castration.
a rant is Wending:
Curt, callous and as cutting as a talent show host.
a rant is Advancing:
Knifelike, knowledgable and as tiresome as suburban conventions.
a rant is Raging:
Eviscerating, exposing and as dogeared as orthodox faith.
a rant is Ending:
Rabid, rambled and as incandescent as ice.
Time Will Tell
do androids dream of electric sheep
The outsourcing of work to machines is not new. In fact, some argue that it has been “the dominant motif of the past 200 years of economic history.” Over and over again, as vast numbers of jobs have been destroyed, others have been created. And over and over, we’ve been terrible at envisioning what kinds of new jobs people would end up doing.
A Place in Time
Tic-Toc Goes the Circadian Clock
An unknown person gazes over a mended wall, digging deep into their soul, they wonder if yonder, the trees really are greener.
Between two trunks is a nightingale lodged in her nest. She sings seductively, but who’s here to hear, feel and follow?
A sun dial sits alone in a well manicured garden, unobtrusively it tells of the shortening of time: ‘Summer will soon be Fall.’
