Word: poetical
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...novel is saved from melodrama by the presence of the camp's founder, the "Chief," who disdains Boatner's poetic, dense voice for simple words, hard and clear. After the death of a boy at camp, he intones, "We thank you for all that's left to the living. Help us see what it is and where to find it." A prayer...
...Paul in II Corinthians 11, speaking of his stoning). Gone as well are some tongue twisters ("you who hew" in Isaiah 22) and ambiguities, like Zechariah 3's "Joshua was standing before the angel, clothed in filthy garments." (Joshua's garb was filthy, not the angel's.) The poetic exclamation "behold" has given way to the prosaic "look." Sex is bluntly called "intercourse...
...loves my soul. She loves you and you love her too," de Neuvillette tells Cyrano, and for a moment, his eloquence eclipses the poetic Cyrano. Krochuk effectively conveys the pain of the realization; his body shakes as his voice rises in hurt...
...Many people feel that Drexel Burnham Lambert epitomized raw greed in the 1980s and that there is poetic justice in its demise...
Dave is in bed with a hangover, so his sister Martha (Kelly Matthews), a prim and proper school teacher greets the caller. She gradually becomes enchanted by his crudely poetic speech and endearing vulnerability. The rest of the play centers around the blossoming affection between Martha and Megs and the disapproval of the selfish Dave...