from thoreau's walden

Resignation-An act of retiring a position.
Sublime-Excellence
Clout-Heavy blow
Superflous-Unnecessary
Frittered-Waist of time
Swath-Cut a path

Vocab Midterm Review

My midterm review and strategy for my vocab should help me do well on the test. I am first going to go over all of the vocab and figure out which ones I know and need to work on. After that I am going to begin by breaking the ones I need help on and dividing them equally so that way I go over all of them before Friday.

Dream Within a Dream

2. While I was on my walk I was thinking of a few different things. The first thing that came into my head was baseball. I was thinking how I could better myself so that way I become a better better. The next thing to come into my head was how quiet everything was when I was walking by myself. It was very peaceful. I was also thinking of my Cousin Serinna who is in Palm Springs. Her husband is in the Marines there and  I was just thinking and hoping that they both stay safe. The last thing to come to my head was the camping trip we always take and  I was just thinking of how fun it was.

Dream Within A Dream

From the poem I got that the author puts himself in the poem. The author also puts his own feelings and talks about them in the poem. The poem is also about nature and it makes us feel like everything is calm. It is also about love because he is willing to put his personal feelings inside the poem.

Vocab #6

Adroit-Clever or skillful
The student is very adroit in his thinking.

Amicable-Having a spirit of friendliness

Vocab #5

Colloquial-Casual
Everyone at the party was colloquial.

Allude-Form of allusion/A hint
The author used his favorite allude for the story.

Clairvoyant-Able to perceive thing beyond senses.
The man was clairvoyant in his writing.

This Life Is Your Life

1. From what poem/author does this commercial borrow (without credit)?
2. Why might the use of this poem by a corporation be considered ironic?
3. Does the poem reflect the reputation of the author? Why/why not?
4. How did you find the answers to #1 & #3? Describe your research process and your sources in detail.
5. MEMORIZE the poem and be prepared to recite it on demand.

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