{"id":125,"date":"2013-07-19T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-19T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/5915fdaf-8b81-45ed-8e9c-3af1409f6463"},"modified":"2013-07-19T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-19T05:00:00","slug":"summer-re-runs-the-spiritual-aspects-to-the-parts-of-speech-part-iii-adjectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thewonderchildblog.com\/?p=125","title":{"rendered":"Summer Re-Runs: The Spiritual Aspects to the Parts of Speech, Part III, Adjectives"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Wonder Child Blog Readers,<\/font><\/p>\n


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A couple years ago I did a little series on the spiritual aspects of the parts of speech. It generated a lot of visits and discussions.  It was also one of my favorites to write. Today I am reposting Part III, Adjectives<\/i>.  I hope you like it. Let me know, as poetically as you can.  If you want to read the rest of this series, look in the category archives on the left side of this page for the category, The Parts of Speech. <\/font><\/div>\n

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Peace,<\/font><\/div>\n

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Joseph<\/font><\/div>\n

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The Spiritual Aspects<\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n

Of the Parts of Speech,<\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n

Part III: Adjectives<\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n

By<\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n

Joseph Anthony<\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n

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Adjectives are the <\/font>painting<\/i> <\/font>words in our language.  You could
\nsay, <\/font>the lion,<\/i> and that
\nwould technically be a complete sentence, but why not say what the lion is
\ndoing?\u2014The lion roars<\/i>.  Next, imagine what the lion looks like: <\/font>The golden lion roars.  Or,
\nThe wild-eyed, golden-maned lion roars with the roar of creation<\/i>.  The
\nsentences with the adjectives are more interesting.  They give you a
\nbetter picture.  You could say, <\/font>the
\nflower grows<\/i>, or, <\/font>the
\ndew-dappled, red rose grows<\/i>.  See what I mean?<\/font><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n

Our handy online etymology dictionary says that the origins for
\nthe word <\/font>adjective <\/i>mean <\/font>to add to<\/i> <\/font>or <\/font>throw
\nnear<\/i>.  What words do you add to the names of things?  Do you
\nthrow in swear words?  Do you add pet-phrases that somehow describe what
\nyou are saying?  Are the describing words you use mostly of a visual
\nnature?  Do you speak in generalities or can you be specific?<\/font><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n

Reflect on the nature of adjectives.  Really play with
\nthem, for adjectives make the creation alive and interesting\u2014they are the
\npainters and poets of our language.  They are creators and
\ncatalysts.  Imagine, for example, what color God is.  What color is
\nHis\/Her hair?  Reflect on the colors of emotions.  What color is
\npain?  What color is joy?  Reflect
\non the sounds you listen to.  Which sounds do you love?  Which sounds
\nare grating?  Reflect on the textures of things.  Do you prefer soft
\nclothes or rough?  Hold someone\u2019s hand today, a friend, spouse, or a
\nchild, and describe what that is like\u2014both the feel of their hand and the
\nfeeling that act brings to your heart.  Reflect on the colors you see in a
\ngiven day\u2014or do you see them?  Is your life grey and covered in
\ndust?  If so, do a cleaning and get out the paint brushes of adjectives
\nand color your world with beautiful descriptions.  Reflect on the
\nqualities that describe the Divine.  And let\u2019s not forget about the sense
\nof smell.  Reflect on the kinds of smells you love.  Describe
\nthem.  What does heaven smell like?  What does love smell like? Try
\nto use adjectives in every sentence you say today\u2014try and use all the senses
\ntoo.  Even if it sounds outrageous and silly\u2014talk like an eccentric
\npoet.  Have fun and play with adjectives.<\/font><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n

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Copyright Joseph Anthony of the Wonder Child Blog<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dear Wonder Child Blog Readers, A couple years ago I did a little series on the spiritual aspects of the parts of speech. It generated a lot of visits and discussions.  It was also one of my favorites to write. Today I am reposting Part III, Adjectives.  I hope you like it. Let me know, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,38],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/thewonderchildblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/thewonderchildblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/thewonderchildblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thewonderchildblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thewonderchildblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/thewonderchildblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/thewonderchildblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thewonderchildblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thewonderchildblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}