Finally! In honor of my last blog post, I will compose a free verse poem about my experience blogging. WORDPRESS. Photo Credit: Launchpresso on Unsplash. WordPress.Well, I was pressed to write some words about youBlog? Me, without glasses, beanie, and a coffee mug?Blog? Me, without ideas, until late at light.Scared to death by my dealines?Okay, … Continue reading BLOGGING, A POEM
MY BIGGEST GRAMMATICAL CRIME
Handcuffs. Photo Credit: Bill Oxford on Unsplash. If there was a grammatical jail, where "grammar nazis" --let's use more grammatical positive language-- place recurring offenders, I think I would know my crime. "Criminal offense, third time, ENGL 125, Comma Splice." You guys have no idea how many times I have seen CS written on my … Continue reading MY BIGGEST GRAMMATICAL CRIME
ACTIVE/PASSIVE VOICE
Man Sitting on A Bench. Photo Credit: Ben White on Unsplash I have saved the best for last. Or rather, the best has been saved for last. Introducing the longest, nerdiest, and most useless debate in my mind, the fight over active voice and passive voice. Passive voice is looked at with derision and horror … Continue reading ACTIVE/PASSIVE VOICE
A REFLECTION ON MY SHAKESPEARE COURSE
Shakespeare Mural and Man Holding a Wind Instrument. Photo Credit: Jessica Pamp on Unsplash. My semester is almost finished. Today, I want to write a post on my Shakespeare class since we are done with all of the assigned plays except Othello. So, I can't make any Hamlet references. Our last play was The Tempest. … Continue reading A REFLECTION ON MY SHAKESPEARE COURSE
MOOD (UNRELATED TO QUARANTINE).
A Group of Eggs. Photo Credit: Tengyart on Unsplash. "Big mood." That's usually one of the phrases my cousin uses on social media which I still don't like. Do I sound like an "out of touch" person? "You kids have everything easy nowadays," kind of guy? I can't be that, I'm one of those "kids". … Continue reading MOOD (UNRELATED TO QUARANTINE).
LET’S DIALOGUE (QUARANTINE SHORT STORY).
A Text Box. Photo Credit: Jason Leung on Unsplash. Hey everyone! I'm typically someone who always has an inner voice speaking throughout the day. People call this the Inner Monologue. In literature, dialogue is similar. There are two types of dialogue: inner dialogue and outer dialogue. Personally, I wish I could write dialogue like Austen. … Continue reading LET’S DIALOGUE (QUARANTINE SHORT STORY).
GOING SHOPPING (QUARANTINE FLASH FICTION).
Goods on the Shelf. Photo Credit: Nathalia Rosa on Unsplash. For this blog post, I decided to switch into prose. It's a short story on the ordinary experience of those affected by COVID-19. Grocery shopping changed after COVID-19. Now, shopping became an escape from the boredom felt at home. Going outside was precious, the cool … Continue reading GOING SHOPPING (QUARANTINE FLASH FICTION).
PERSONIFICATION IN POETRY (POETRY IN QUARANTINE).
Hello! Welcome to another installment of "Poetry in Quarantine". I plan to use different literary devices throughout this series. So far, I wrote a parody and an acrostic poem. This time, I want to introduce another literary device: Personification. A Doll Head. Photo by Scott Webb on Unsplash. Simply put, personification means giving human actions … Continue reading PERSONIFICATION IN POETRY (POETRY IN QUARANTINE).
SEEING FRIENDS FROM A DISTANCE, AN ACROSTIC POEM. (POETRY IN QUARANTINE).
Hello! Welcome to my second blog post in "Poetry in Quarantine". Zoom Background. Photo by Gabriel Benois on Unsplash. I would say that I am taking shelter in poetry because of the quarantine, but another website used the same pun. So, I can't. That's the rules. I am intentionally writing out my experience for self-expression … Continue reading SEEING FRIENDS FROM A DISTANCE, AN ACROSTIC POEM. (POETRY IN QUARANTINE).
PARODY OF EMILY DICKINSON’S POEM (POETRY IN QUARANTINE).
Hi all! Welcome to my first installment of "Poetry in Quarantine" I felt like it would be proper to start with Emily Dickinson when one is writing poetry and being reclusive. However, I felt like I couldn't really be silly as I thought before. A Badminton Racket. Photo Credit: Frame Harirak on Unsplash I ended … Continue reading PARODY OF EMILY DICKINSON’S POEM (POETRY IN QUARANTINE).
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