When a teacher says something that's weird to you, but you can't laugh at that; Teacher: Now let's talk about something that is important in annotating poems, which is known as shift. Teacher: So shift is basically the transition from mood or tone, and the main word to look for in a poem to know the transition is the "big but". Repeat, the "big but" in shift. Me: *tries so hard not to laugh and holds breath*; Other students: *giggle after hearing "Big but"*; Teacher *says to the other students, "Get out of my class, you weren't supposed to laugh!"*; It feels good when you follow rules at school and don't get in trouble, right?
