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Here you'll find a variety of posts; in both content and style! Anything goes, from listicles to rants, and short think-pieces to informal essays. Sometimes I want to talk about a small section of a book/film/TV show, sometimes I want to respond to someone else's journal/essay, and occasionally I'll get caught up in a 'big idea' style conversation. Ultimately, I just want to talk about the things I like! If you find it enjoyable, informative, and/or useful, then all the better.

Structure, Sound Value, and Tone in “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”

Carrianne Dillon

Feb 8, 20224 min read

Structure, Sound Value, and Tone in “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”

Though the title is simple and direct, Thomas Gray’s “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” is a masterfully and intricately constructed...

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Carrianne Dillon

Jun 29, 20201 min read

Word of the Week: Scintilla

I've mostly heard people say that there "wasn't a scintilla of intelligence or emotion" in the eyes of someone or something. That's a bit...

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Carrianne Dillon

Jun 22, 20201 min read

Word of the Week: Frenetic

To be frenetic, one must be fast and energetic in a wild and rather uncontrollable way. Similar words include frantic or frenzied, but...

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Carrianne Dillon

Jun 15, 20201 min read

Word of the Week: Apocryphal

Have you heard the story of young George Washington and the cherry tree? You know, the one where he is gifted a hatchet, promptly cuts...

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Carrianne Dillon

Jun 8, 20201 min read

Word of the Week: Réchauffé

While it's true that I love odd sounding words, sometimes enough is enough! Réchauffé (n.) (resh-oh-fay) is simply a fancy word for...

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Carrianne Dillon

Jun 1, 20201 min read

Word of the Week: Compurgator

A compurgator is a sworn witness to the innocence and good character of an accused person. Use your voice to stand in solidarity. True...

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Carrianne Dillon

Jun 1, 20204 min read

Poems in Solidarity for June

I am white. I can never truly understand a non-white experience but I can offer amplification to the voices of those who have, and...

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Carrianne Dillon

May 25, 20201 min read

Word of the Week: Diapason

While the definitions of diapason mostly have to do with sound, it amuses me that they're not in particular agreement with one another....

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Carrianne Dillon

May 18, 20201 min read

Word of the Week: Smorgasbord

I love this word. I may like it even more because I'm hungry right now, but it's still a great word. A smorgasbord is basically a lunch...

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Carrianne Dillon

May 11, 20201 min read

Word of the Week: Coup de Grâce

You may be more familiar with 'coup d'état',(coo de tah) the violent and forceful removal of an existing government (via revolt). Coup de...

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Carrianne Dillon

May 1, 20205 min read

Poem Recommendations for May

Well, I'm having to take it day by day, even when I lose track of what day it actually is. If you're also doing your best to simply exist...

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Carrianne Dillon

Apr 27, 20201 min read

Word of the Week: Paucity

Since my local stores (not pictured) continue to have NOTHING (zip, nil, none, nada) on the toilet paper front, I though paucity would be...

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Carrianne Dillon

Apr 20, 20201 min read

Word of the Week: Magniloquent

You've heard of eloquence, you've heard of grandiloquence, now get ready for magniloquence! How nice to have another Extra™ sort of word...

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Power and Magic in Shakespeare's "The Tempest"

Carrianne Dillon

Apr 9, 20204 min read

Power and Magic in Shakespeare's "The Tempest"

Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” raises the question of keeping and relinquishing power. Prospero is one of three characters categorized...

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Carrianne Dillon

Apr 6, 20201 min read

Word of the Week: Collywobbles

So the technical definition of the collywobbles is just a stomachache, but I learned it as a the stomachache caused as a direct result of...

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Carrianne Dillon

Apr 2, 20204 min read

Poem Recommendations for April

For January, February, and March I offered a variety of short stories. I'd like to offer a selection of poems as well in an effort to...

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Love and Isolation in “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”

Carrianne Dillon

Apr 2, 20204 min read

Love and Isolation in “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”

T. S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is a strong example of Modernist writing. Exploring the themes of love and isolation,...

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Carrianne Dillon

Mar 30, 20201 min read

Word of the Week: Hibernaculum

A hibernaculum, as you may have guessed from its similarity to the word hibernate, has something to do with animals that go dormant...

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Carrianne Dillon

Mar 16, 20201 min read

Word of the Week: Antediluvian

This close to the beginning of the COVID19 pandemic we can still remember what it was like before. Antecovidian times: when toilet paper...

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Carrianne Dillon

Mar 9, 20201 min read

Word of the Week: Carouse

I'll admit to a fairly intimate knowledge of this word in my time, when responsibilities were few and friends were enablers. Now though,...

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