Articles related to "Rime"
Frost on the Pumpkin
Short days and low sun angles enhance the dreariness of November skies frequently flushed with stratus clouds from dusk to dawn. But at times, November mornings dawn with a quiet, spectacularly brilliant beauty. These are the mornings touched by the brush of Jack Frost.
weather • frost • meteorology • hoar frost • rime
Short days and low sun angles enhance the dreariness of November skies frequently flushed with stratus clouds from dusk to dawn. But at times, November mornings dawn with a quiet, spectacularly brilliant beauty. These are the mornings touched by the brush of Jack Frost.
weather • frost • meteorology • hoar frost • rime
Ice Storms: Beauty Amid Destruction
Residents of the eastern United States and Canada may experience freezing rain any time between late October and early May. When freezing rain falls for a long period and covers and extensive area it is called an ice storms. While ice storms may be very destructive, they can leave scenes of great beauty in their wake.
weather • meteorology • ice storms • freezing rain • winter weather
Residents of the eastern United States and Canada may experience freezing rain any time between late October and early May. When freezing rain falls for a long period and covers and extensive area it is called an ice storms. While ice storms may be very destructive, they can leave scenes of great beauty in their wake.
weather • meteorology • ice storms • freezing rain • winter weather
Louise Glück’s ‘The Pond’
The former poet laureate dramatizes the incest taboo in her poem "The Pond," which portrays a birdwing covering a pond and a disembodied spirit that stings her memory.
louise glück’s ‘the pond’ • nightmares and blood • accidental rimes • slant rimes • metaphor
The former poet laureate dramatizes the incest taboo in her poem "The Pond," which portrays a birdwing covering a pond and a disembodied spirit that stings her memory.
louise glück’s ‘the pond’ • nightmares and blood • accidental rimes • slant rimes • metaphor
Dickinson’s ‘I heard a Fly buzz'
Emily Dickinson's "I heard a Fly buzz - when I died" dramatizes the speaker's act of dying, as well as Dickinson's mystical vision, which corresponds to yogic philosophy.
dickinson’s i heard a fly buzz — when i died • mystical adeptness • slant rime • rime scheme • soul leaving the body
Emily Dickinson's "I heard a Fly buzz - when I died" dramatizes the speaker's act of dying, as well as Dickinson's mystical vision, which corresponds to yogic philosophy.
dickinson’s i heard a fly buzz — when i died • mystical adeptness • slant rime • rime scheme • soul leaving the body
Farmer/Poet Frost
The speaker in Robert Frost's sonnet, "Putting in the Seed," dramatizes his deep love for the simple act of planting seeds in the earth's rich soil.
farmer/poet • analysis of robert frost's ‘putting in the seed’ • elizabethan sonnet • rime scheme • ababcdcdefefgg
The speaker in Robert Frost's sonnet, "Putting in the Seed," dramatizes his deep love for the simple act of planting seeds in the earth's rich soil.
farmer/poet • analysis of robert frost's ‘putting in the seed’ • elizabethan sonnet • rime scheme • ababcdcdefefgg
Keats’ 'Ode to Autumn'
Autumn is considered a very poetic season; perhaps more poems have been written about autumn than any of the other seasons. Beauty and melancholy are enticing.
john keats • ode to autumn • a celebration of beauty • rime • stanza
Autumn is considered a very poetic season; perhaps more poems have been written about autumn than any of the other seasons. Beauty and melancholy are enticing.
john keats • ode to autumn • a celebration of beauty • rime • stanza
Wordsworth's The Idiot Boy
Wordsworth's ballad, "The Idiot Boy," reflects the poet's dedication to creating poetry that addresses simple rural people in a natural environment.
william wordsworth • idiot boy • innovative ballad • rime scheme • betty foy
Wordsworth's ballad, "The Idiot Boy," reflects the poet's dedication to creating poetry that addresses simple rural people in a natural environment.
william wordsworth • idiot boy • innovative ballad • rime scheme • betty foy
Betjeman's 'Christmas'
John Betjeman's poem titled "Christmas" portrays the sour perspective of a doubter and misrepresents Jesus' birthplace.
john betjeman • christmas • doubter tackles tradition and history • jesus christ • london
John Betjeman's poem titled "Christmas" portrays the sour perspective of a doubter and misrepresents Jesus' birthplace.
john betjeman • christmas • doubter tackles tradition and history • jesus christ • london
Two Children's Poems
Christina Rossetti's two poems, "In an Artist's Studio" and "A Daughter of Eve" both provide teachable moments for younger readers.
christina rossetti • in an artist's studie • petrarchan sonnet • a daughter of eve • riming cinquain
Christina Rossetti's two poems, "In an Artist's Studio" and "A Daughter of Eve" both provide teachable moments for younger readers.
christina rossetti • in an artist's studie • petrarchan sonnet • a daughter of eve • riming cinquain
The Jingle Man
Because of his abundance of rime, Edgar Allan Poe was labeled by his contemporaries as “The Jingle Man.”
edgar allan poe • mystery • poems • the raven • the bells
Because of his abundance of rime, Edgar Allan Poe was labeled by his contemporaries as “The Jingle Man.”
edgar allan poe • mystery • poems • the raven • the bells
Scoop for the Week of December 21, 2001
She's getting hitched. Where were his final moments? This Tom's keeping custody...for now. And this Tom's filing for divorce. What's up in Hollywood? Find out in this week's Celebrity Scoop.
celebrities • gossip • celebrity • leann rimes • tom green
She's getting hitched. Where were his final moments? This Tom's keeping custody...for now. And this Tom's filing for divorce. What's up in Hollywood? Find out in this week's Celebrity Scoop.
celebrities • gossip • celebrity • leann rimes • tom green
Scoop for the Week of Nov. 12th
Engagements galore! Battle of the teen music divas. Switching gears to get out of Hollywood. This week's dirt will have you itching to take a bath!
television • celebrities • gossip • movies • hollywood
Engagements galore! Battle of the teen music divas. Switching gears to get out of Hollywood. This week's dirt will have you itching to take a bath!
television • celebrities • gossip • movies • hollywood
Snow: from Flakes to Avalanches
Snow is white, fluffy, cold, hard, beautiful, dangerous and much more. Learn a little about it in this article and a lot more on the excellent web sites you can link to.
snow crystals • snowflakes • sleet • hail • rime
Snow is white, fluffy, cold, hard, beautiful, dangerous and much more. Learn a little about it in this article and a lot more on the excellent web sites you can link to.
snow crystals • snowflakes • sleet • hail • rime
December Poet – Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson was born December 10, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts. Her poem "'Twas just this time, last year, I died" looks beyond the death of the speaker.
emily dickinson • ’twas just this time last year i died • amherst • slant rime • death
Emily Dickinson was born December 10, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts. Her poem "'Twas just this time, last year, I died" looks beyond the death of the speaker.
emily dickinson • ’twas just this time last year i died • amherst • slant rime • death
Desert Vegetable Gardens
There are drawbacks to raising vegetables in desert gardens...especially in poor, alkaline soil, and little rain, but a little work and care canchange that.
plan before you plant vegetables • climate • prepare the soil • fertilize • plant the garden
There are drawbacks to raising vegetables in desert gardens...especially in poor, alkaline soil, and little rain, but a little work and care canchange that.
plan before you plant vegetables • climate • prepare the soil • fertilize • plant the garden
Robert Frost’s ‘Bereft’
Robert Frost's amazing "Bereft" contains one the most fascinating metaphors of all time: "Leaves got up in a coil and hissed / Blindly struck at my knee and missed."
robert frost’s ‘bereft’ • hissing leaves • snake metaphor • odd rime scheme • summer was past and day was past
Robert Frost's amazing "Bereft" contains one the most fascinating metaphors of all time: "Leaves got up in a coil and hissed / Blindly struck at my knee and missed."
robert frost’s ‘bereft’ • hissing leaves • snake metaphor • odd rime scheme • summer was past and day was past
Sara Teasdale's To E.
The speaker in Sara Teasdale's Petrarchan sonnet, "To E.," dramatizes her memories of beauty that she treasures, with a special memory of a treasured soul.
sara teasdale's to e • a petrarchan sonnet • octave • sestet • memories
The speaker in Sara Teasdale's Petrarchan sonnet, "To E.," dramatizes her memories of beauty that she treasures, with a special memory of a treasured soul.
sara teasdale's to e • a petrarchan sonnet • octave • sestet • memories
Where to See an Albatross
Albatrosses were immortalized by Coleridge in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. People on land usually don't see these beautiful seabirds.
where to see an albatross • albatross habitat • albatrosses • albatrosses follow ships • ships attract albatrosses
Albatrosses were immortalized by Coleridge in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. People on land usually don't see these beautiful seabirds.
where to see an albatross • albatross habitat • albatrosses • albatrosses follow ships • ships attract albatrosses
Wordsworth's Romantic Cry
Wordsworth's Italian sonnet is the Romantic cry of a speaker who wants it both ways: he wants to be a pagan, yet still retain his enlightenment values.
wordsworth’s romantic cry • the world is too much with us • italian sonnet • petrarchan sonnet • rime scheme
Wordsworth's Italian sonnet is the Romantic cry of a speaker who wants it both ways: he wants to be a pagan, yet still retain his enlightenment values.
wordsworth’s romantic cry • the world is too much with us • italian sonnet • petrarchan sonnet • rime scheme
America’s First Book
The first book to be published in the Thirteen Colonies was <i>The Bay Psalm Book</i>, and the first printing press to arrive on the North American continent was specifically purchased and imported for the purpose of printing this book.
bay psalm book • psalms of david • richard mather • plymouth • thirteen colonies
The first book to be published in the Thirteen Colonies was <i>The Bay Psalm Book</i>, and the first printing press to arrive on the North American continent was specifically purchased and imported for the purpose of printing this book.
bay psalm book • psalms of david • richard mather • plymouth • thirteen colonies
Crystal Snowflake or Icicle Craft
Learn about the different shapes of snowflakes. Make your own crystal snowflake or icicle.
kid's korner • kid's kraft plus • kit's corner • kid's craft plus • peggy hoehne
Learn about the different shapes of snowflakes. Make your own crystal snowflake or icicle.
kid's korner • kid's kraft plus • kit's corner • kid's craft plus • peggy hoehne
Owen's 'Dulce et Decorum Est'
Wilfred Owen's famous war poem describes the agony of war by dramatizing a single scene filled with the misery caused by mustard gas.
owen’s dulce et decorum est • war is hell • pro patria mori • world war 1 • old lie
Wilfred Owen's famous war poem describes the agony of war by dramatizing a single scene filled with the misery caused by mustard gas.
owen’s dulce et decorum est • war is hell • pro patria mori • world war 1 • old lie
‘A Bird came down the Walk'
This poem is one of Dickinson's many fun poems loaded with clever plays on words, making a keen observation that serves to remind the reader of images stored in memory.
emily dickinson’s “a bird came down the walk” • frightened beads • thomas h. johnson • complete poem • slant rime
This poem is one of Dickinson's many fun poems loaded with clever plays on words, making a keen observation that serves to remind the reader of images stored in memory.
emily dickinson’s “a bird came down the walk” • frightened beads • thomas h. johnson • complete poem • slant rime
Dickinson’s Spiritual Intoxication
The poem "I taste a liquor never brewed" portrays the speaker's spiritual intoxication through an extended metaphor likening her soul drunkenness to alcohol inebriation.
dickinson’s spiritual intoxication • i taste a liquor never brewed • mystical state • soul awareness • metaphorical alcohol
The poem "I taste a liquor never brewed" portrays the speaker's spiritual intoxication through an extended metaphor likening her soul drunkenness to alcohol inebriation.
dickinson’s spiritual intoxication • i taste a liquor never brewed • mystical state • soul awareness • metaphorical alcohol
Eliot’s ‘Preludes’
T. S. Eliot has written some of the literary world's most horrid descriptions of city life. The horror is, however, in the mind of the beholder as it is with beauty.
t. s. eliot • preludes • tradition and the individual talent • the winter evening settles down • the morning comes to consciousness
T. S. Eliot has written some of the literary world's most horrid descriptions of city life. The horror is, however, in the mind of the beholder as it is with beauty.
t. s. eliot • preludes • tradition and the individual talent • the winter evening settles down • the morning comes to consciousness
Yogananda's The Cup of Eternity
The omniscient speaker metaphorically compares a thirsty traveler to a spiritual seeker on the path to God-realization.
paramahansa yogananda • cup of eternity • meditation • soul • god-realization
The omniscient speaker metaphorically compares a thirsty traveler to a spiritual seeker on the path to God-realization.
paramahansa yogananda • cup of eternity • meditation • soul • god-realization
Keats in Winter
John Keats' poem, "In a drear-nighted December" dramatizes the constancy of things in nature-a tree and a brook-while showing how different the human heart behaves.
john keats • in a drear-nighted december • constancy of things in nature • tree • brook
John Keats' poem, "In a drear-nighted December" dramatizes the constancy of things in nature-a tree and a brook-while showing how different the human heart behaves.
john keats • in a drear-nighted december • constancy of things in nature • tree • brook
Monday Metal News: 3/28/2005
Metal news about Bret Michaels, VH-1's Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp, Whitesnake, Bruce Dickinson and Callenish Circle.
metal news • heavy metal news • bret michaels • vh-1 • whitesnake
Metal news about Bret Michaels, VH-1's Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp, Whitesnake, Bruce Dickinson and Callenish Circle.
metal news • heavy metal news • bret michaels • vh-1 • whitesnake
The Symbol of the World Tree - Part One
Part One of our exploration of the symbol of the World Tree, Yggdrasill, in the Norse myth of Ragnarok.
world tree • sacred tree • yggdrasill • myth of ragnarok
Part One of our exploration of the symbol of the World Tree, Yggdrasill, in the Norse myth of Ragnarok.
world tree • sacred tree • yggdrasill • myth of ragnarok
What is Poetry?
Readers know a poem when they see it, but poetry does more than exist as a form: poetry portrays and often dramatizes the experience of human emotional life.
what is poetry • knowning and feeling become one • emily dickinson • rod mckuen • defining art
Readers know a poem when they see it, but poetry does more than exist as a form: poetry portrays and often dramatizes the experience of human emotional life.
what is poetry • knowning and feeling become one • emily dickinson • rod mckuen • defining art
Coyote Ugly
When aspiring songwriter Violet Sanford leaves her small town for NYC things get ugly--<i>Coyote Ugly</i>--before she realizes her dreams and finds love. Stars Piper Perabo and Adam Garcia.
coyote ugly • bar • romance • dancing • tyra banks
When aspiring songwriter Violet Sanford leaves her small town for NYC things get ugly--<i>Coyote Ugly</i>--before she realizes her dreams and finds love. Stars Piper Perabo and Adam Garcia.
coyote ugly • bar • romance • dancing • tyra banks
Marianne Moore’s ‘Poetry’
"I, too, dislike it": thus begins a poem about poetry that results in a clear portrayal of what poetry should be, and why it is important. Liking it is not necessary.
marianne moore’s ‘poetry’ • poets on poetry • i too dislike it • poetaster • readers
"I, too, dislike it": thus begins a poem about poetry that results in a clear portrayal of what poetry should be, and why it is important. Liking it is not necessary.
marianne moore’s ‘poetry’ • poets on poetry • i too dislike it • poetaster • readers
Part 1 - Florida-Friendly Landscaping
Introduction and description of series of Florida-friendly landscaping practices to reduce water usage, maintenance, and protect Florida's precious resource: potable water.
florida-friendly landscaping • florida • water • garden • gardening
Introduction and description of series of Florida-friendly landscaping practices to reduce water usage, maintenance, and protect Florida's precious resource: potable water.
florida-friendly landscaping • florida • water • garden • gardening
Party time on Moosilauke
The author helps another member of the New Hampshire 48 club celebrate wrapping up the "list" with a hike to Mt. Moosilauke.
mountains • hiking • backpacking • camping • new hampshire
The author helps another member of the New Hampshire 48 club celebrate wrapping up the "list" with a hike to Mt. Moosilauke.
mountains • hiking • backpacking • camping • new hampshire
The 7th Annual Blockbuster Awards
The winners and losers of this year's Blockbuster Awards (and show highlights to boot).
blockbuster • awards • blockbuster awards • movies • music
The winners and losers of this year's Blockbuster Awards (and show highlights to boot).
blockbuster • awards • blockbuster awards • movies • music
The Brotherhood of Cain; or, Manfred’s Place as Gothic Hero
Lord Byron's Dramatic Poem MANFRED
byron • lord • byron • manfred • prometheus
Lord Byron's Dramatic Poem MANFRED
byron • lord • byron • manfred • prometheus
White Daffodils
White daffodils, the other daffodil color, is a class of daffodils to themselves. One of the reasons that I like white daffodils is, there's one in all daffodil divisons.
daffodils • narcissus • growing daffodils • growing bulbs • daffodil flower
White daffodils, the other daffodil color, is a class of daffodils to themselves. One of the reasons that I like white daffodils is, there's one in all daffodil divisons.
daffodils • narcissus • growing daffodils • growing bulbs • daffodil flower
MISSISSIPPI CONNECTIONS
Mississippi has never been a cultural wasteland. Matter of fact, Mississippi and its people have contributed much to the American culture.
mississippi writers • blues • country music • pop music • american culture
Mississippi has never been a cultural wasteland. Matter of fact, Mississippi and its people have contributed much to the American culture.
mississippi writers • blues • country music • pop music • american culture
Neither Rain Nor Snow
Neither rain nor snow, nor freezing rain, for that matter. That is how one must often characterize winter precipitation. Rain and snow are just the most common members of the winter precipitation congregation, but not the only ones. Others include: ice pellets, snow grains, graupel, ice crystals and ice needles and also known by local names in different regions such as sleet, hail, soft hail, snow pellets and diamond dust.
weather • winter weather • meteorology • ice pellets • snow grains
Neither rain nor snow, nor freezing rain, for that matter. That is how one must often characterize winter precipitation. Rain and snow are just the most common members of the winter precipitation congregation, but not the only ones. Others include: ice pellets, snow grains, graupel, ice crystals and ice needles and also known by local names in different regions such as sleet, hail, soft hail, snow pellets and diamond dust.
weather • winter weather • meteorology • ice pellets • snow grains
Scratch A Myth
The purpose of folklore is the purpose of this article.
hidden truths • folklore • folk tales • oscar wilde • charles perrault
The purpose of folklore is the purpose of this article.
hidden truths • folklore • folk tales • oscar wilde • charles perrault
Davies' Leisure
W. H. Davies' speaker bemoans the lack of leisure in society as he explores the idea of time and leisure used simply to observe natural events as they unfold.
w. h. davies • leisure • no time to stand and stare • couplet • what is ths life
W. H. Davies' speaker bemoans the lack of leisure in society as he explores the idea of time and leisure used simply to observe natural events as they unfold.
w. h. davies • leisure • no time to stand and stare • couplet • what is ths life
Dickinson's Each Life Converges
The speaker of Emily Dickinson's mystic poem offers a refreshing look at the soul's journey from the astral plane to the physical plane. It also alludes to reincarnation.
emily dickinson • johnson • each life converges • soul • heaven
The speaker of Emily Dickinson's mystic poem offers a refreshing look at the soul's journey from the astral plane to the physical plane. It also alludes to reincarnation.
emily dickinson • johnson • each life converges • soul • heaven
Housman’s Sage Advice
In A. E. Housman's "When I was one-and-twenty," the speaker at age twenty-two reports the truth of sage advice he received at age twenty-one about falling in love.
a. e. housman • when i was one-and-twenty • sage advice • give crowns and pounds and guineas • but not your heart away
In A. E. Housman's "When I was one-and-twenty," the speaker at age twenty-two reports the truth of sage advice he received at age twenty-one about falling in love.
a. e. housman • when i was one-and-twenty • sage advice • give crowns and pounds and guineas • but not your heart away
Kipling’s 'Helen All Alone'
The speaker in the Kipling's "Helen All Alone" is addressing the issue of temptation, and he professes relief at the end that he did not give in to it.
kipling’s 'helen all alone' • confronting temptation • helen • paris • meneleus
The speaker in the Kipling's "Helen All Alone" is addressing the issue of temptation, and he professes relief at the end that he did not give in to it.
kipling’s 'helen all alone' • confronting temptation • helen • paris • meneleus
Oscar Wilde's To My Wife
Oscar Wilde is noted more for his plays than for his poems. He was a proponent of "art for art's sake," a kind of precursor to the fragmentation of modernism.
oscar wilde • to my wife • fragmentation • modernism • elizabethan sonnet
Oscar Wilde is noted more for his plays than for his poems. He was a proponent of "art for art's sake," a kind of precursor to the fragmentation of modernism.
oscar wilde • to my wife • fragmentation • modernism • elizabethan sonnet
Visit a Sugar Shack in Quebec
When Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs sang about the sugar shack way back in 1963, they might have had a hit single, but the best sugar shacks were - and are - in Quebec.
quebec • quebec city • sugar shack • maple sugar • maple butter
When Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs sang about the sugar shack way back in 1963, they might have had a hit single, but the best sugar shacks were - and are - in Quebec.
quebec • quebec city • sugar shack • maple sugar • maple butter
A Milestone 20th for ABC's Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Enrique, Clay, LeAnn, Jessica, Raven, Lance, Wayne, Bear, Bob and Doug are just of the thirty-five celebrity guests joining Regis and Kelly at the 20th Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade broadcast on ABC this 25th. Tours of new attractions, great preformances, and a great parade all are showcased in this two-hour long special.
Enrique, Clay, LeAnn, Jessica, Raven, Lance, Wayne, Bear, Bob and Doug are just of the thirty-five celebrity guests joining Regis and Kelly at the 20th Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade broadcast on ABC this 25th. Tours of new attractions, great preformances, and a great parade all are showcased in this two-hour long special.
VACATION? Ahh, Do We Hav' Ta?
How much fun is a family vacation? Depends on your attitude and altitude. Make family vacations a priority and have a great time being with your family, kids and all.
family fun • family vacation • kids • children
How much fun is a family vacation? Depends on your attitude and altitude. Make family vacations a priority and have a great time being with your family, kids and all.
family fun • family vacation • kids • children
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