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The Syntax of Alienation in Garielle Lutz’s “I was in Kilter with Him, a Little”
A look at the passive voice and other patterns of agency removal.
Dec 20, 2023
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September 2023
Animacy in Ifeanyichukwu Eze’s “You Are One of Them”
The story's muddling of animacy further heightens the intensity of the violent final scene.
Sep 5, 2023
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July 2023
Reading Response: Amy Hempel's Tumble Home
Verbs, rhythm, and movement in a paragraph from Hempel's novella.
Jul 2, 2023
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May 2023
"Aspiring" cavities, a "long-haired" star, and ice "impersonating" the road: The Role of Animacy in Leni Zumas’s The Listeners
Throughout the novel, jumbled animacy amplifies the protagonist’s central existential distress.
May 1, 2023
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"Aspiring" cavities, a "long-haired" star, and ice "impersonating" the road: The Role of Animacy in Leni Zumas’s The Listeners
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March 2023
Exploring Animacy: An Example from Macbeth
Shakespeare flouts expectations of animacy in the Second Witch's spell.
Mar 22, 2023
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February 2023
Verbs, Power, and Macbeth's Three Witches
The subjunctive mood heightens the contrast between the agency of the three witches and Macbeth's diminished power.
Feb 2, 2023
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January 2023
Old and New Information in Amy Hempel's "Tonight is a Favor to Holly"
Hempel's narrator toys with expectations about what information can be taken as given.
Jan 1, 2023
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December 2022
Reading Response: Lily King’s Euphoria
Details ground the character in the moment with lots of sounds—branches snapping, monkeys’ greeet greeet greeets, and other onomatopoeias.
Dec 10, 2022
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November 2022
Copulas in Amy Hempel's Tumble Home
Hempel takes full advantage of the many hidden expectations and functions of linking verb constructions, which can be deceptively complex.
Nov 26, 2022
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Reading Response: The Awakening, Kate Chopin
In this excerpt, Chopin plays with balance in various ways, to reflect the protagonist’s mental imbalance.
Nov 25, 2022
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A Garden Path Sentence from Amy Hempel
"The nearest neighbor is from the South, and how he knows if he likes you is he puts on Hank Williams and do you know who that is singing?"
Nov 24, 2022
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A Garden Path Sentence from Amy Hempel
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Welcome
Interested in looking at the linguistic details behind the apparent magic of some great literature? Pull up a seat.
Nov 24, 2022
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