The more conspicuous of two possible choicesĪ knight on a quest to prove his chivalry Quatrameter/trimeter would be the rhythm scheme of "Yellow Rose of Texas" and "Marry Had a Little Lamb."Ī synonym for a drop shot, which in tennis is a light tap just over the net This is the style of poetry Shakespeare is written in ("Now is the winter of our discontent") - ten syllables, and five iambs (feet, or beats) per line (thus pentameter). This is to say that the poetry of Dickinson is not in iambic pentameter, also known as verse. ".isn't even iambic, much less quatrameter/trimeter." Nonstandard or incorrect grammatical usageĪ character on the television show The Beverly HillbilliesĪ clause, usually in a document, making a stipulation or qualification Tending to ward of hardening of tissues (as of arteries, here) is probably comparing the bee (which flies) to an airplane (which also flies) produced by Sikorsky Aircraft.Ĭomplaining (pronounced to rhyme with "jing") That part of a flower that is analogous to the female reproductive organsĬ.T. Bean, a privately-held mail-order and retail company based in Freeport, Maine, United States, specializing in clothing and outdoor recreation equipment.ĭickinson's poems can also be read to the meter of "Mary Had a Little Lamb."Ī man's voice when he pitches it falsely high to sound like a woman Japanese film maker - see article see article Īs in L.L. Here we are directed to.įilm Director whose films include 'Tolerance' and 'Birth of a Nation'
Latin abbreviation for quod vide ("which see"), used to direct a reader elsewhere in a book. Also a novel and film by that name were made. Latin: Where are you going? Famously asked of Jesus by Peter when the former was on his way to be crucified. Antipyretics are fever-reducing drugs, and anxiolytics are anxiety-reducing drugs. The second acronym is Organization of North American Nations Drug Enforcement Agency. ".Continental Controlled Substances Act of Y.T.M.P., O.N.A.N.D.E.A.'s hierarchy of analgesics/antipyretics/axiolytics." DMMM appears to be made up.ĭMZ is another made-up drug. You can read about MMDA here, DMA here, 2CB here, DOT here (apparently). Here meaning "smoothed out" and misspelled, beveling is the making of 45º angles where perpendiculars meet.Īnother mushroom-based hallucinogen, like psilocybinĪs a dickie is designed to give the appearance of wearing a tie, Wallace uses this word here to deal with drugs that mimic the effects of other drugs. It's also still available here, though the U.K. Halcion (still available in Canada, unbelievably, still) The r referred to by the narrator here is the radius of the moving circle.īrandeis is a Jewish-founded university in Waltham, Mass., about nine miles west of Boston, named for Louis Dembitz Brandeis (1856-1941) the first Jewish Supreme Court justice.Ībbreviation for Latin nota bene, i.e., "note well," stated before an important example or corollary pointįrench for "warehouse," this is where foreign merchandise can be purchased duty-free has one cusp, i.e., a point on the curve that is not smooth. DONATE HERE.įor profile updates & corrections submit here.In geometry, a cardioid is a plane curve produced by tracing the path of a chosen point of a circle which rolls around a fixed circle. Support Rootfire and help empower independent artists. The good, the bad, the happy, the sad-all the lessons I’ve Learned As Leilani explains: “I write music to celebrate being alive. While the songs on Live Wire Can be challenging, they don’t give in to despair, instead applying honesty to difficulty-but also to hope.
While reggae may have a deservedly happy-go-lucky reputation, Leilani delves into personal struggles and family tragedy to deliver a musical memoir that flips the genre on its head. After picking up music at an early age then performing with her brothers’ band for a time, she went solo in 2014, releasing her label debut Rebel the same year.įrom that record came breakout single “Herbivore,” along with media attention and critical consideration.After years on the road supporting Rebel-playing with bands like Incubus, Ziggy Marley, Tribal Seeds, The Green, Common Kings and many more-she returned to the studio to lay down sophomore effort Live Wire (2018). With a presence that punches above the weight of her lean frame, she commands your attention, admiration, and respect from the moment she struts onstage or one of her hooks worms its way into your ear. Hailing from the streets of Orlando, Florida but writing and singing about universal themes of pleasure, pain, satisfaction, and struggle, she wields her voice like a weapon and keen insight like salve.