Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 1 AIL 0028 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Trap Three: The Modern Meaning
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The idea
Words shift. In older writing, wit means intelligence, nice means precise, and grace can mean skill. An option built on the modern sense of an old word is a trap laid for readers who do not slow down. The line's sense decides.
In practice
Old words, older meanings.
Where people slip
Let the sentence settle the sense.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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