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by Forty Two » Wed Aug 23, 2017 4:03 pm
Well, one could analyze Shelley's Ozymandias in a short 100-word blurb. But, that doesn't let us analyze the language chosen by Shelley - why does he say "antique" land instead of "ancient" land. Why does he use the phrase "colossal wreck?" And, it couldn't go into why the poem was written, and how it compares to the similar poem by Horace Smith, etc.
It's hard to write quality short expository writing.
The art of writing lies in thrift. Half as long, Norman. Half as long, again, Norman. Good, now throw it away. (From Norman McLean's "A River Runs Through It.")
“When I was in college, I took a terrorism class. ... The thing that was interesting in the class was every time the professor said ‘Al Qaeda’ his shoulders went up, But you know, it is that you don’t say ‘America’ with an intensity, you don’t say ‘England’ with the intensity. You don’t say ‘the army’ with the intensity,” she continued. “... But you say these names [Al Qaeda] because you want that word to carry weight. You want it to be something.” - Ilhan Omar