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Saturday, 13 June 2020
English Verse, Lesson 13: Rhyme
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There are a lot of parakeets in London.
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Friday, 22 May 2020
English Verse, Lesson 12: The Trimeter
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In case it is of interest to anybody, I have also joined Instagram (which I had erroneously believed to be a unit of weight) as #markfor...
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Tuesday, 5 May 2020
English Verse, Lesson 11: The Wombat
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Incidentally, Dante Gabriel Rossetti wrote a beautiful poem about a wombat. He'd ordered one as a pet, and, while waiting for it to...
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Monday, 27 April 2020
English Verse, Lesson 10: The Donkey
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This is a very long, slow lesson that's just meant to clear up any lingering confusions.
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Wednesday, 22 April 2020
English Verse, Lesson 9: Limericks
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There was a slight delay on this one. Unfortunately God noticed that the only pleasant thing about lockdown was peace and quiet, and so He ...
Saturday, 18 April 2020
English Verse, Lesson 8: Trochaic Substitution
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As a bonus point, which I forgot to mention, the speech from Richard II uses both deposéd and deposed .
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Thursday, 16 April 2020
English Verse, Lesson 7: Juliet or Jul-yet
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Lesson 7 is here
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