Author: Arch Copy
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An Excellent Word
I have thought about and used this concept many times but never had the pleasure of naming it: zeugma A figure of speech in which, typically, a single verb is used to yoke together two or more parts of a sentence with different meanings. Some examples: “The queen takes counsel and tea” (Pope). “Mr Pickwick…
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When I Need a Quick Word Fix
When I can’t really be arsed to write, or I want to write but haven’t thought about what, I do little challenges. Most often that’s Slow Writing, which you may have seen from me before. Six sentences, each of which must contain a proper noun, a question, a semi-colon or any other GCSE English titbit.…
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Silent Green
The buildings sank into the quiet water mist, a desperate offering to silent green. Once, there were people here. Streets felt sparkling cool. But this stolen valley reclaims, and we never did belong.
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A Eulogy for My Youth
I will mourn the passing of my early twenties. Goodbye precocity. From 26 your hard work is expected and ignored. I love the pat on the head you see; I adore being a special thing. I’ve got so much mileage out of being ‘only 21’, ‘just turned 23’, ‘not even 25’. From 26, my age…
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