My Modernist

I chose Elizabeth Bishop as my modernist. I chose her because she is a poet and I enjoy poetry. I also chose her because her poems were about simple things but could contain more meanings than you would think.

"The First Seven Years" response

After reading this story I was definitely shocked with how it ended. I enjoyed the amusement of Miriam's father Feld trying to get her and the boy together when that isn't the fathers place. I also liked the ending because it gave the story a twist and it also allowed the whole story to come together. It let us know why Sobel was such a trustworthy hard worker and why he was upset after Feld talked to the boy. The author also left me wondering if Miriam and Sobel would end up together.

Spring Vocab #5

Brouhaha- over excited reaction to something
- There was a brouhaha at the new store opening.
Cloy- discussed or sickened
- Everyone was cloyed after getting food poisoned.
Demeanor-outward behavior
- Stealing is a demeanor.
Deference- humble submission or respect
- The students gave deference to the teacher.
Enigmatic- difficult to interpret or understand
- Sign language is enigmatic.
Definitive- conclusion
- We came up with a definitive answer.
Bumptious- proud to an irritating degree
- The straight A student was bumptious when bragging.
Choleric- bad tempered
- The teacher was choleric when the students didn't do their homework.
Bulwark- a defensive wall
- The shy girl didn't talk because she had up a bulwark.
Curtail- reduce in quantity
- When we ran out of clothes there was a huge curtail.
Adamant- refusing to be persuaded
- The girl was adamant about changing her mind.
Profligate- wasteful in use of resources
- The students were profligate with the tools the teacher gave them.
Mawkish- sentimental in a feeble or sickly way
- The couple was mawkish in the halls.
Thwart- preventing someone from accomplishing something
- The kid with no computer had a thwart.
Onus- used to refer to something that is ones duty or responsibility
- My job is my onus.
Requisite- made necessary by particular circumstances
- My job is my requisite for getting money.
Mollify- appease the anger or anxiety if someone
- My mom had to mollify my dog who got mad.
Sartorial- relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress
- Fashion these days are different from the sartorial in older days.
Presentiment- intuitive feeling about the future
- After I turned in the test I had a presentiment.
Impromptu- done without being planned , organized, or rehearsed
- A surprise is an impromptu.
Forbearance- formal patience or self control
- When teachers make me mad I have to have forbearance.
Remit- refrain from inflicting
- When two guys get in a fight girls have to remit.

Essay Post Game Analysis

I feel like on my essay I did we'll in explaining the literary techniques when talking about how the relate to the theme. Next time I feel like I could better map out my ideas and make sure they are clear so people will know what I'm talking about. I would give myself a B because I answered the essay questions the best I could by what I remembered from the book but could've made it more clear.

The Time of My Life

Friday in class I worked on trying to review what I still needed to include on my blog and studied for the vocabulary test which helped me a lot. I also went over the book a little with my group.

SPRING VOCAB #2

Suffused- Gradually spread through or over
- I suffused posters at school.
Centrifuge- Machine that uses force to deprecate a substance
- The man got killed by the centrifuge.
Sieve- A utensil consisting of wire or mesh
-She's got a mind like a sieve.
Dentifrice- Paste or powder for cleaning teeth
- My grandparents used dentifrice for their teeth.
Leisure- use of free time for enjoyment
- Summer is student's leisure.
Patronage- the power to control appointments to office or The right to privlages
- Our principal has patronage over our school.
Saccharine- excessively sweet
Saccharine is favorable for children.
Phonograph- A record player
- My grandparents owned a phonograph.
Profusion- A large quantity of something
- I have a profusion amount of homework.
Cadence- a modulation or inflection o the voice
- When I'm sick I have a cadence when I talk.
Vessel- Ship or large boat
- The marines have many vessels.
Praetorian- Having power
- The instructor was the praetorian.
Delinquent- Failing
The teenager broke the law and became a delinquent.
Gibbering- talking non-sense
- The little boy was gibbering from excitement.
Insidious- treturous/ desietful
- The killer was insidious.
Strewn- scattered randomly
- The stack of papers were strewn across the room.
Veiled- bridal veil
- The bride was veiled walking down the isle.
Harlequin- classic comedian
- My uncle is a harlequin.
Toil- work
- Not all students toil at school.

SPRING VOCAB #1

Proboscis- any long flexible snout.
- The elephant had a proboscis.
Pantomime- dramatic entertainment
- The play showed great pantomime.
Proclivity- tendency to choose or do something regular.
- Biting my nails was my proclivity.
Centrifuge- machine using force for separating substances.
- The machine tore the man apart.
Odious- arousing or deserving hatred
- After the boy lied the girl felt odious towards him.
Jargon- confused unintelligible language
- Spanish is jargon to me.
Ravenous- very eager for food
- After not eating all day I was ravenous when I got home.
Parlor- room used for conversation or resection of guests
- Parlors where very popular in the olden days.
Stagnant- not flowing in a current or stream
- The ocean is a stagnant.
Cacophony- harsh sound
- The thunder gave a great cacophony.
Tamped- to put check on
- My moms friend tamped me when I went out.
Flourish- to grow luxuriously or thrive
- My plants flourish in the spring.
Plateau- extensive land area with level surface and raised sharply
- The grass land was on a plateau.
Rollick- to behave in a joyous manner
- The kids were rollick at recess.
Asylum- place of refuge and protection or giving shelter
- American Horror Story: asylum is the best show Ever.