Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 2 AIL 0124 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Words Used as Other Parts of Speech
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The idea
Older writing turns nouns into verbs freely. Shakespeare has characters uncle, dog and child one another. When a word refuses to parse in its usual role, testing it in another part of speech usually unlocks the line.
In practice
Try the word as a verb.
Where people slip
Parts of speech were less fixed.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
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