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Friday, August 14, 2009

10 Words Added to Merriam Webster Dictionary in 2009

1. VLOG: a blog that contains video material
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vlog

2. WEBISODE:an episode especially of a TV show that may or may not have been telecast but can be viewed at a Web site
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/webisode

3. GREEN COLLAR: of, relating to, or involving actions for protecting the natural environment
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20collar

4. FRENEMY: one who pretends to be a friend but is actually an enemy
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frenemy

5. FLASH MOB: a group of people summoned (as by e-mail or text message) to a designated location at a specified time to perform an indicated action before dispersing
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flash%20mob

6.EARMARK: a mark of identification on the ear of an animal
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earmark

7. HARAM: forbidden in Islamic law
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haram

8. SHAWARMA: a sandwich especially of sliced lamb or chicken, vegetables, and often tahini wrapped in pita bread
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shawarma

9.FAN FICTION: stories involving popular fictional characters that are written by fans and often posted on the Internet —called also fan fic
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fan%20fiction

10. STAYCATION: a vacation spent at home or nearby
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staycation

To see the complete list of  25 words added to Merriam Webster in 2009:
merriam-webster 2009

10 Forms of Poetry


1. Verse: A verse is a single metrical line of poetry.

2. Name: Poetry that explains about a word. From using the letters of the word for the first letter of each line.

3. List: Poem made up of a list of items or events. List can be any length. It can be either rhymed or unrhymed.

4. Petrarchan sonnet. A 14-line sonnet consisting of an octave rhyming abbaabba followed by a sestet of cddcee or cdecde. Wiki

5. ABC: Five lines poem which creates a mood, picture or feeling. The first word of each line is in alphabetical order , Note here, Lines one to four are made up of words, phrases or clauses. Line five is one sentence long and begins with any letter.

6. Carpe diem: Poems with the theme of living for today. Carpe diem: 'seize the day' - Latin.

7. Lay: Lay is a long narrative poem especially one that was sung by medieval minstrels.

8. Doggerel: Light verse that has humor and comic in it of little literary value.

9. Shakespearean sonnet: 14-line sonnet consisting of three quatrains of abab cdcd efef followed by a couplet, gg. iambic pentameter are generally followed by Shakespearean sonnets.

10. Classicism: Form of poetry which uphold the values,principles and ideals of beauty that shows the soul characteristic of Greek and Roman art, culture, traditions, architecture, literature and form of expression.

Sources:
types-of-poetry.org.uk
shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/types.html
poemofquotes.com/articles/poetry_forms.php
kathimitchell.com/poemtypes.html
world-class-poetry.com/types-of-poetry.html
indianchild.com/Poems/types-of-poetry.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrarchan_sonnet