Reading Literature to Improve English Language

Lesson #214: Appreciating April through Ancient Eyes (Chaucer’s poetry)

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I have been looking forward to April for some time, knowing that these lines from the 14th century poet Geoffrey Chaucer would be perfectly seasonable! 🌼 This Lesson is in 3 parts: ✏️ A modern translation of Chaucer’s medieval poem’s opening lines (with a vocabulary list) ✏️ The original lines in medieval English (just for […]

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Lesson #196: ‘As If’ vs ‘As Though’ through Hardy’s ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’

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📙 ‘As though a rose should shut And be a bud again.’ – Thomas Hardy, Far From The Madding Crowd (1874) 🥀 … If you have been around native English speakers enjoying a casual conversation, you are likely to have heard them use the word ‘like’ often when making a comparison of some kind. ✒️

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