tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post115843766579777649..comments2023-11-03T09:09:32.113-04:00Comments on Behind the Stove: In the valley of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.BabelBabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00467487618830618571noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-17084775870991285262009-06-11T15:14:02.610-04:002009-06-11T15:14:02.610-04:00The pseudoalliteration thing is rhyme. Perishable ...The pseudoalliteration thing is rhyme. Perishable rhymes with terrible.<br /><br />Assonance is when two vowel sounds are repeated, there's constants in there too plus it's the end section of both words which share similarities. Definitely rhyme.<br /><br />I actually found this page by googleing the word pseudoalliteration to see what would come up, so forgive me for not commenting on the rest of the blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1158779336978892032006-09-20T15:08:00.000-04:002006-09-20T15:08:00.000-04:00Either this is a l-o-o-o-o-ong valley, or the one-...Either this is a l-o-o-o-o-ong valley, or the one-eyed man is not so hot in the King-as-guide Dept.<BR/><BR/>-J.Jokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672407657347134623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1158687626598995432006-09-19T13:40:00.000-04:002006-09-19T13:40:00.000-04:00Assonance is the word you're looking for, I think....Assonance is the word you're looking for, I think. I can't resist de-lurking to be a show off. Also, I'm six months pregnant and can hardly even read the list of books not to read, and am seriously avoiding looking up the one I don't recognize. I always enjoy your posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1158591413710436682006-09-18T10:56:00.000-04:002006-09-18T10:56:00.000-04:00RL: I like reading "location appropriate" books, ...RL: I like reading "location appropriate" books, but I can't imagine reading Heart of Darkness on the trip you took! It's disturbing reading on land. <BR/><BR/>I read Jane Eyre and David Copperfield in London, which was lovely. If I'm going to be haunted or disturbed, though, I think I'd need to be at home. Then again, maybe I'd be okay reading Crime & Punishment in Russia . . . Maybe it's just the idea of being trapped on a boat that would ruin things for me.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03753481035768736548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1158521109700046652006-09-17T15:25:00.000-04:002006-09-17T15:25:00.000-04:00Terzo is going to be one? Weren't you just pregnan...Terzo is going to be one? Weren't you just pregnant? I swear that you were.<BR/><BR/>I couldn't read any horror novels when I was pregnent. I'm not usually scared by them, but they all scared me when I was pregnant with the girl.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12066257241391122732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1158499487943863262006-09-17T09:24:00.000-04:002006-09-17T09:24:00.000-04:00Add We Need to Talk About Kevin to that No Read Li...Add We Need to Talk About Kevin to that No Read List (like No Fly Zone). Yikes.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03753481035768736548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1158493326239088342006-09-17T07:42:00.000-04:002006-09-17T07:42:00.000-04:00Oh, oh, OH! Pick me! Pick me! I finished Theft thi...Oh, oh, OH! Pick me! Pick me! I finished Theft this afternoon, thanks to horrible sinuses that took me off child duty and sent me to bed. <BR/><BR/>Very good, even vintage Carey it is. I can see why his ex-wife is so angry as it seems the most autobiographical so far, although from all the fuss she's been making I'd expected there to be more detail about the "alimony whore" as the character is known in the book. I'm not game to risk a spoiler but look forward to your response. (and must visit the rogue librarian myself!)<BR/><BR/>As for Sophie's Choice? I read it 20 years ago and find I still tear up thinking about the choosing, much more now that I have my own children...Bechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10219854307291147169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1158470943531369022006-09-17T01:29:00.000-04:002006-09-17T01:29:00.000-04:00I would add Midwives to the list (although I can't...I would add Midwives to the list (although I can't say I've ever read it pregnant, never having been pregnant). And definitely not the Fifth Child, ugh, that would be nightmare inducing.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16563414055936087654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1158460899763516782006-09-16T22:41:00.000-04:002006-09-16T22:41:00.000-04:00You should also not ever read The Boy On The Bus w...You should also not ever read <I>The Boy On The Bus</I> while pregnant, especially if you know you're having a boy, or if you already have at least one boy.<BR/><BR/>No idea on the pseudo-illiteration thing. Poppy might know.Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08612452005428621885noreply@blogger.com