An English Teacher's Glossary - Paradox
A form of irony where a seeming contradiction turns out to be a profound truth, for example, Jesus' words: ‘So the last shall be first......
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May 141 min read
An English Teacher's Glossary - Pentameter
A line of poetry made up of ten (occasionally eleven) syllables or five ‘feet’. The rhythm is nearly always iambic
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May 131 min read
An English Teacher's Glossary - Patois
A dialect of the language of a particular region considered by prescriptivists to be nonstandard or of low status, e.g. pidgin in Nigeria.
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May 91 min read
An English Teacher's Glossary - Pastiche
Frequently used pejoratively to describe writing which lacks originality, pastiche has been given a kind of respectability by the so-called
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May 82 min read
An English Teacher's Glossary - Parallelism
One way writers give coherence to very long sentences (or paragraphs) is the use of parallelism
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An English Teacher's Glossary - Parody
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and in some cases it is, but most parodies intend to make fun of....
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May 71 min read
An English Teacher's Glossary - Parallax
I find this word, which literally refers to optical illusions in space, a useful trope for lexical ambiguity, whether deliberate or accident
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An English Teacher's Glossary - Paradigm shift
This occurs when one theory is dramatically replaced by another, for example when science (Copernicus) displaced dogma (the mediaeval...
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Feb 162 min read
Lions
Lions, majestic creatures of the African savannas, are among the most iconic symbols of strength, courage, and royalty in the animal...
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Feb 102 min read
African Elephant
African elephants, scientifically known as Loxodonta africana, are majestic creatures that embody the essence of the African wilderness....
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Feb 95 min read
A short story by John Eppel
White Man Walking He was striding down the pedestrian track between Ruskin Road and the Hillside School playing field. I was cycling in...
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Feb 92 min read
Cape Buffalo
The Cape buffalo, scientifically known as Syncerus caffer, is a formidable and iconic species native to sub-Saharan Africa. Renowned for...
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Feb 11 min read
And so it begins...
We're officially on the map! Click on the picture below to check out this article we're featured in:
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Feb 11 min read
Critical mass.
There's no such thing as overnight success. At least that has been my experience. Yes, I have seen people suddenly have the limelight...
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Jan 32 min read
Two steps forward, one step back
That's just the way of things, two steps forward, one step back. Two steps forward, one step back. Nothing worth doing is easy. Celebrate...
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Dream! Dream, dream, dream...
Just a little checkin/trial run... Goal is: 3 months time launch a new website! Make your vision a reality. One step at a time...
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Sep 5, 20232 min read
A little known safari secret.
Tucked away in a little known part of the African bush there is a monument to a man by the name of Rupert Fothergill, like the man...
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Aug 27, 20231 min read
About our African wildlife!
We've decided to start sharing some educational, insightful and personal anecdotes from our experiences of the wildlife and environment...
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