‘Prelude’ is one of Katherine Mansfield’s longest, and finest, short stories. Centring on the Burnell family as they move house in New Zealand, ‘Prelude’ is the opening story in Katherine Mansfield’s first ‘mature’ collection of fiction, Bliss and Other Stories (1920), although the story had first been published two years […]
(Before proceeding to the analysis below, it might be helpful to read ‘La Belle Dame sans Merci’ and our summary of the poem.) ‘La Belle Dame sans Merci’ is a ballad, a poetic form that was popular – and ‘popular’ in the true sense of the word, being a form […]
Words, of course, are the tools of the writer’s trade. But what are some good words, perhaps even some unusual but wonderfully descriptive words, which mean ‘stupid’ or ‘foolish’ or ‘gullible’? Here are some of the best, most useful, as well as some of the most unusual synonyms for ‘stupid’ […]