Monter and Fairy Definitions

MONSTERˈmänstər/
noun
1.an imaginary creature that is typically large, ugly, and frightening.
synonyms: giant, mammoth, colossus, leviathan, titan; informal jumbo
"he's a monster of a man"
an inhumanly cruel or wicked person.
"he was an unfeeling, treacherous monster"
synonyms: brute, fiend, beast, devil, demon, barbarian, savage, animal; More
humorous
a person, typically a child, who is rude or badly behaved.
"Christopher is only a year old, but already he is a little monster"
synonyms: rascal, imp, monkey, wretch, devil; More
a thing or animal that is excessively or dauntingly large.
"this is a monster of a book, almost 2,000 pages"
a congenitally malformed or mutant animal or plant.
verb

BRITISH informal
verb: monster; 3rd person present: monsters; past tense: monstered; past participle: monstered;
gerund or present participle: monstering
1.criticize or reprimand severely.
"my mother used to monster me for coming home so late"


FAIRY ˈferē/
noun
plural noun: fairies
1.a small imaginary being of human form that has magical powers, especially a female one.
synonyms: sprite, pixie, elf, imp, brownie, puck, leprechaun; literaryfaerie, fay
"we were gleefully certain that little fairies inhabited our woods"

Sunday, December 18, 2016

Sugar Plum Fairies

 
    Winter Solstice is upon us and what better time to think about Sugar Plum Fairies.  Sugar plums always make me think of Christmas, as does the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker (Composed by Tchaikovsky, 1892), and the line "Visions of sugar plums danced in their heads," from Clement C. Moore's poem written in 1823, "'Twas the Night Before Christmas."
sug·ar·plum
ˈSHo͝oɡərˌpləm/
noun
noun: sugar-plum
a small round candy of flavored boiled sugar.

    There are no plums in a sugar plum confection.  "Plum" in the name of this candy does not mean plum as in the fruit of the same name, but refers to the small size and round or oval shape. The traditional sugar plums contained no fruit, but were instead hardened sugar balls.  The hardened sugar balls often surrounded a seed, nut, or spice.

    “Sugar plum,” is a word that is almost never used.  In the 1600's, to have a “mouth full of sugar plums” meant that you spoke sweetly, possibly covering deceitful intentions.  In the 1700's, “to sugar plum” was a verb, meaning to fuss over or kiss up to someone.  In the 1800's, “plum,” all on its own, came to mean anything delightful, desirable or wonderful.

What was E.T.A. Hoffmann thinking when he created the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker?  I think he wanted someone to delight Clara, and what better way than a Sugar Plum fairy?  A creature of delight and wonderment.  For more information, please check on the links below.  Happy reading!😘💝

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_plum

 www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEdNd2mTVWQ

 nutcrackerballet.net/html/nutcracker_story.html

 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Eu9zSAgglY

 http://theplate.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/23/visions-of-sugarplums/
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