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Metrical form: iambic tetrameter
Rhyme scheme: 6 stanzas of ABAB, then 2 stanzas of AABB
Other notes: There are some trochaic inversions (e.g. of love lying past any veil). Both meter and rhyme are regular for the first 6 stanzas, up to "A cupboard, larder, and the loo-". After this point, the rhyme scheme changes and the meter temporarily becomes irregular:
ā” ā / And you / ā” ā / ā” ā / ā” ā ā” You all / lie there / together
This phrase, metrically a single tetrameter line, is broken up by a line break (emphasizing the repetition of you, the fact that it rhymes with loo in the previous line, and the tonal shift), and there is hypercatalexis (an extra syllable at the end of the line). The following line is also irregular, maintaining the tetrameter but with extra unstressed syllables and inversions:
ā” ā / ā” ā” ā / ā ā” / ā” ā ā” Memo/rialized, / birds of / a feather
After this, the meter becomes regular again but the new rhyme scheme continues.
hi did you know that ancient mesopotamians buried their dead under the floors of their own houses to always be close to them? i can't write a poem about this but by god i will write a master's thesis
#He found your body by the road#youremysunshine8#enkidusbi#death cw#iambic tetrameter#iambic#tetrameter#queued#ABAB#AABB
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How hard is archaeology? How often are major discoveries made? How competitive of a field is it?
Hi Nonny, thanks for the ask!
I feel like I should be clear up front here: Iām only an archaeology student in the midst of my (very lengthy) undergrad, but Iām willing to tell you what I know. The academic side of archaeology is often very rigorous; at least at my university, youāre expected to have a solid grasp of both theoretical and technical concepts and to be able to analyse papers and produce a lot of written work. I canāt speak too much about the field -- Iāve only been on one dig and as a novice your job is to dig and scrape for hours on end. I love it, personally, but if you donāt like hard physical work fieldwork may not be your thing. Thatās not to say archaeology isnāt for you -- thereās museum or archival work too -- but the fieldwork side is a big part of archaeology.Ā
How often major discoveries are made really depends on what you define as a major discovery. The discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen is once in several generations, but there are smaller finds that donāt make the news as often that are nonetheless just as important. My dissertation supervisor, for instance, does a lot of really interesting work in the Mediterranean as a maritime archaeologist, and was part of a team that uncovered a type of ship that had only previously been known in ancient writings. A lot can be learned from even the smallest artefact.
Ā Archaeology is a competitive field, but I donāt think that should dissuade anyone from it. It is academic, and with that one gets the usual vagaries and nonsense of academia, but itās also multidisciplinary, and I believe that the critical skills it teaches are applicable to anything, even if you donāt end up wishing to pursue archaeology further.
Iāll tag some other archaeology blogs who might be able to give you some better ideas: @archaeologistproblems @chaotic-archaeologist @enkidusbiĀ
If anyone else has an archaeology blog, please comment so I can reblog!
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do you have any recommendations for good archaeology focused tumblrs? every time I try and search the tag all I end up with is photos from museums and while those are pretty, I'm really after a more archaeologist makes bad jokes kinda vibe ??
Oh boy, Iāll try to get everyone but I know Iāll miss some. Feel free to reblog this if I didnāt tag you.
@midden-maiden @art-thropologist @archaicbookworm @buckets-of-dirt @anon-e-has-a-tmblr @sinovenatorchangii @archaeologistproblems @archaeo-geek @saintartemis @anthroaddict @bi-archaeologist @fixomnia-scribble @cousinnick @anthropologist-on-the-loose @enkidusbi @tarivin @tarantula-hawk-wasp
Those are just the ones that I can think of off the top of my head. Archaeology tumblr exists, you just have to... ahem... dig a little to find it.
-Reid
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tag game
i was tagged by @supervalcsi thank you rĆ©ka!! (youāre a lifesaver, i *was* looking for an excuse to do something other than study)
Name: kam
Pronouns: she/they
Zodiac sign: aries
Time: 12:36 pm
Nationality: hungarian
Fave bands/groups: idk i donāt have faves but lately i really like the score
Fave solo artists: again i donāt have absolute faves xdd
Last show you binged: atla rewatch baybie!!!
When did you create your blog: 2016 i think
Why did you choose your url: because ahsoka tano showed up in the mandalorian season 2 aND I LOST MY DAMN MIND
Following: 289 (wow i need to follow more people.......)
Followers: 633
Avg amount of sleep: lately itās been A LOT like between 8-10 depending on how late i stay up reading fanfiction (thereās this story iām abso-fucking-lutely obsessed with rn)
Last thing you googled: an article about mirrors in the ancient near east
Other sideblogs: @enkidusbi is my archaeology sideblog and @gayaziraphales is my good omens sideblog though itās not very active anymore
Lucky number: maybe 5?
Instruments: nope
Outfit: comfy sweatpants plus a tshirt with a text that readsĀ āthe book was betterā
Dream trip: uhhh idk thereās so many places.... iād love to see istambul, also maybe jordan. and spain. and china or japan. and new zealand.
Fave foods: hmmm you are right rƩka, pancakes. also udon noodles my beloved
Top 3 fictional universes: i think lotr, atla and (i know itās a shitshow universe but) star wars
iām tagging @swordwieldingeowynĀ @ihamtmus @azorell @yana125 @archaeos and @lukeskqwalker if you feel like doing this
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@enkidusbi that was honestly my thought too
creepy and wet major alignment chart
edit: added a few more majors
#like this field can both be incredibly dry and wet. and verdant and creepy#but i guess most people would say that about their own field?
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@enkidusbi idk if you watch Good Omens but this might be funny nevertheless :)
just found fanfic written on clay tablets in cuneiform and then the pictures were uploaded to ao3 the good omens fandom is insane
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š„³š„³ 3000 posts of only the finest quality content here at enkidusbi dot tumblr dot com š„³š„³
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Just queued a post from @enkidusbi that she reblogged from me and it made me realize that the mesopotamian academic community on here is so DAMN small, we're all just a dozen college students with no sleep schedule and Three(3) adults with full time jobs
#messages from knave#its three am#i am anxious#my head hurts#i have not taken a shower yet and have done nothing for the last eight hours
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Two truths, one lie
Thank you, @swanfloatieknight , for procrastinating and tagging me in so many of these :P
1. I stole a book from a bookshop near my university.
2. As a baby, I had black hair.
3. I stepped on a bird and it died.
I'll invite @capailleuisce , @lloerwyn , @screamingatanemptyroom , @enkidusbi and whoever wants to do this.
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heard you asked for picrew requests so here i am: šš please for my two sideblogs (@enkidusbi and @gayaziraphales) thank you āšš
@enkidusbi
@gayaziraphales
Kam you are literally TOO GOOD AND PURE for me and this world and I love you so much!!! THANK YOU DARLING!!! :āD
send me aĀ š, pretty please?Ā
#first gal is an accomplished student and archaeologist!!#dazzles everybody with knowledge and skill!!#is a bit insecure but shouldn't be#good sense of humour and is A Tough Cookie#badass!!#gal number 2 is the world's most lovable nerd#Soft#gets way too attached to fictional characters#probably has the softest hair ever. full of love#can talk for ages about one show#but nobody minds because her mind is amazing and also she's cute AF#:')#LOVE U MY BEAN#HOPE U LIKE THEM#<3#stardusthufflepuff#asks#Picrew ask game
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5 (you can take this to mean an actual ship, not a pairing of a characters, i know you like them. or it can mean both. whatever you feel like answering xdd) š
5: Whatās your favorite fictional ship? (Canon or otherwise)
I know Iām preaching to the choir here, but my absolute favourite ship is the Uluburun, which for those of you who donāt know, the lovely @enkidusbi wrote up hereĀ and long story short (for those who arenāt Kam) is a Late Bronze Age trading vessel that was likely carrying kingly gifts (probably for diplomacy reasons) and sank off of Turkey around 1300 BC. Eric Cline, in his great book 1177 BC: The Year Civilisation Collapsed, suggested itās possible that the amber and tin found in the Uluburun came from the Baltic and Afghanistan (respectively) which is just SO COOL.Ā
Thanks for the ask! :-)
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i was tagged by @danvercarols thank you!!
gosh there's so many of these tag games lately!! let's do this!
Nickname: kam
Real name: kamilla
Zodiac: aries
Height: 1.72 m
What ā° is it?Ā 8:46 am
Favorite band/group: ozone mama, as always
Favorite sports team: i never heard of a sport in my life
Other blogs:Ā @enkidusbi archaeology sideblog and @gayaziraphales good omens sideblog
Do i get asks?Ā sometimes, but i could always do with some more
Lucky āļø number: 5??? i have no idea lol
What am i wearing right now?Ā jeans, a black turtleneck and a yellow sweater (i look ridiculous. and gay)
How many blogs do i follow: 281
Dream vacation: oh i don't know, there's so many to choose from!! berlin! london! ile de la reunion!! istanbul!!! new zealand!!
Dream car: i'm only doing my licence right now and frankly i don't care about the type of car as long as it goes and i can drive it allright. that being said, i want something electric (is that how you call cars that don't work with gas???)
Favorite food: ice cream yes! brownie! pancake! lasagne! any kind of pasta tbh
Drinks of choice: tea
Instrument: nope
Language: hungarian and english, studying latin and akkadian, struggling with forgetting french and making very bold but fairly accurate guesses in german
Celebrity crushes:Ā no one rn, honestly. henry cavill is pretty hot as geralt, though
Random fact: i got very little sleep because 1) i've got a cold and 2) i'm a fool and instead of sleeping it off i stayed up writing fanfiction
not tagging anyone rn but if you want to do this just say i tagged you! would love to see it!
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i was tagged by @enkidusbiĀ thank you so much!
Tag 9 people you'd like to get to know better/catch up with!
Last Song: The Willow Maid by Erutan
Currently reading: I have a pile of books by my bed that makes me feel guilty every time I look at it.
Currently watching: I watched Epic (2013) for the first time and Iām so sad I just now watched it, itās so good! Ā I might finally give in and watch Bridgerton...
Currently craving: I really want a brownie!Ā
I'm tagging: @chaotic-archaeologist @cuddlewumpus @rainmonarch @anthroaddict @rougeminded and anyone else whoād like to join! just say I tagged you!
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Can you send me that post you made about Julius Caesar being a botom?
This is actually a repost of @enkidusbi 's tags, I think that's what you're talking about?
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tag...game?
Instructions: tag 10 followers that you want to get to know better
Gender: female
Star sign: Scorpio
Height: 1.64m (and not a cm smaller!)
Sexuality: Straight
Hogwarts House: RAVENCLAW (though one time I got Gryffindor. not a good day)
Favourite animals: Horses, Birds (especially birds of prey)
Average hours of sleep: 5-6 on normal days, 8-9 when my boyfriend is staying over (usually the weekends). Yes, itās not healthy. No, I donāt really care.
Current time: almost lunchtime
Dogs or cats: Both; itās difficult. I like dogs for their companionship and cats for their independence.
Number of blankets you sleep with: In spring and autumn I sleep with my normal blanket, in winter I sometimes use two, and in the middle of summer I tend to just use the cloth thing you put the blanket in. If I know there are gnats in my room, I crawl inside (my mum once said it looks like a body bag).
Dream job: Professor for German literature, not yet sure which exact discipline.
When I created this blog: Must have been 2018.
Follower count: Not many. Two active friends.
Why I made this blog: I just wanted a tumblr after seeing all the cool post-screenshots on Pinterest. I was planning on mostly posting original content, but I just gave up. Iāve got another (very inactive) blog for that now.
How I came up with my URL: I googled some Irish words (the pretentious little kid in me went for stuff likeĀ āstardustā andĀ āqueenā) and then modified one (I think it was ākingā with some sort of addition. donāt ask). Itās become my username for almost every social media platform.
Thanks to @swanfloatieknight for tagging me! Youāre the only one...
Iāll tag @capailleuisce, @samis-side-of-the-story (if youāre still here), and ummm... I donāt really have any mutuals... so if @screamingatanemptyroom, @enkidusbi and @lloerwyn want to, they can do this :)
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