For centuries we have followed, What others have taught us. They are the timeless traditions- What we have not been told, Is that we too have the capacity, To think just as others did, In the yesteryears and preached. We have the ability to rethink, Whether what they taught was true, We have the capacity to rewire, And re-mould our minds, Turning them into powerhouses, Capable of living a higher life, Completely different from, What we could ever imagine. It is the mind and heart, Where the real power resides. It’s time to mine the mind; And bring out priceless elements, The matter that maketh God.
My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die! The Child is father of the Man; And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety. # William Wordsworth
Notes: The beautiful poem quoted above happens to be one of William Wordsworth’s most popular poems. It professes his deep love for nature and its innumerable manifestations. Here, he speaks about a rainbow, which is an inevitable fascination for everyone, especially children.
Wordsworth’s heart leaps up with thrill and excitement when he beholds a rainbow in the sky. That truly happens to most of us who get stunned for a while when sunrays and rain-droplets paint an awesome seven coloured bow in the…
. Moonlight beams through the pane, Casting ethereal shadows, Soothing my battered mind, Reminiscent of days of yore. When magical hands of mother, Took away all misery and pain, Transmitting boundless bliss. Tranquil nights rejuvenate, Dejected souls in quest of peace.
Superhero culture seems to play a similar part to ancient mythology, with superheroes being the modern equivalent of gods and demigods. So, you may be excused for wondering if Santa may, in fact, be yet another superhero. Confessions of the Professions has the answer for us, in the form of a helpful infographic. Merry Christmas…
The year 2020 has been an extremely difficult one for everyone one of us across the globe. This Christmas let us pray for the well being, good health and happiness for all. We hope the pandemic simply vanishes and normalcy returns to the world at the soonest. May this festive season end on a happy note and pave the way for a joyous New Year.Wish you a Merry Christmasfilled with love, joy, peace and prosperity .
Hi everyone, it’s Phoenix here and today we’re going to go over some of the most common writing mistakes people make when writing stories. Don’t write about A PLAIN WORLD. This is a very common mistake writers make. Readers want description. They want to be transported to a different world, a different land. Many writers […]
Portmanteau words are formed by combining elements of two or more words. A part of each word is combined with part of another word or words to form a new word.
E.g. Motel = motorist + hotel
Though similar to contractions, it is different from English contractions in which words that come one after the other are shortened using an apostrophe (‘).
Contractions
E.g. could not = couldn’t, do not = don’t
In case of portmanteau words, two different words are related to form a new word with a new concept. This is again different from compound words. In compound words two different words are placed together to form a new word.
Compound words
E.g. blackboard, handbag, ice-cream, snowball, hailstorm
Origin of Portmanteau words
Portmanteau words were first introduced by Lewis Carroll in ‘Through the looking glass’ where Humpty Dumpty explains the meanings of freshly coined words like mimsy = miserable + flimsy, silthy = slimy + lithe.
Examples of Portmanteau words
Bacne= back + acne – pimples on ones back.
Biopic = biography + picture – a film on the life of a particular person, typically a public or historical figure.
Brexit = Britain + exit – withdrawal of United Kingdom from the European Union.
Brunch = breakfast + lunch – a combination of breakfast and lunch.
Bollywood = Bombay + Hollywood – Film industry in Mumbai.
Blaxploitation = black + exploitation – an ethnic subgenre of the exploitation film that emerged in the United States during the early 1970s.
Blushing = blood + rushing – red in face from embarrassment or shyness.
Chillax = chill + relax – to calm down.
Chortle = chuckle + snort – laugh in a noisy gleeful manner.
Cosplay = costume + role play – the practice of dressing up as a character from a film, book.
Dramedy = drama + comedy – a comedy having dramatic moments.
Edutainment = education + entertainment – video games and T.V. programmes which are educational and enjoyable.
Electrocute = Electric + execute – injure or kill someone by electric shock.
Fantabulous = fantastic + fabulous – excellent.
Foryo = frozen + yogurt – a frozen dessert made of yogurt.
Mark Antony’s ‘Friends, Romans, countrymen’ speech from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is a masterclass of irony and the way rhetoric can be used to say one thing but imply something quite different without ever naming it. Mark Antony delivers a funeral speech for Julius Caesar following Caesar’s assassination at the hands of Brutus and the conspirators, […]
