VAFTAR September 14 Verb: Aggrandize- to make greater, to increase, thus, to exaggerate. A time in which youve aggrandized something?

Adjective: Insouciant - lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance A situation to which you might react insouciantly? Foreign phrase: in medias res (in me'-dee-as rays) [Lat.]: in the middle of a sequence of occurences. The film begins in medias res, with a panting, terrified man running through the night. Term: Elegy a traditional poetic form treating the death of a person in a formal, philosophic way Example: O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring; But O heart! heart! heart! O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells; Rise up--for you the flag is flung for you the bugle trills, For you bouquets and ribboned wreaths for you the shores a-crowding, For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning; Here Captain! dear father! This arm beneath your head! It is some dream that on the deck, You've fallen cold and dead. My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still; My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will; The ship is anchored safe and sound, its voyage closed and done;

From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won; Exult O shores, and ring O bells! But I, with mournful tread, Walk the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead.

Allusion: Prometheus - In Greek mythology, Prometheus is a Titan. He was a champion of mankind, known for his wily intelligence, who stole fire from Zeus and gave it to mortals. Zeus then punished him for his crime by having him bound to a rock while a great eagle ate his liver every day only to have it grow back to be eaten again the next day. His myth has been treated by a number of ancient sources, in which Prometheus is credited with or blamed for playing a pivotal role in the early history of mankind.

Root: archy Greek: chief; most important; rule Words with archy?