The Short Story. Basic Literary Elements of The Short Story. 1.1.History of The Development of The Short Story. 1.1.1.Early Forms.Origins. The short story refers to a work of fiction that is usually written in prose‚ usually in narrative format. This format or medium tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction‚ such as novellas (in the 20th and 21st century sense) and novels or books. Short story definitions based upon length differ somewhat even among professional writers
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Rain. An unusual occurrence for San Diego‚ somewhat of a “glitch in the system.” The weather may have been warm‚ but the sky told a different story. It spoke with a dreary‚ gray tone‚ swallowing up the sunshine that regularly enlightened the sky each day. The rain pelting to the ground was more foreign than the absence of the sun. I had never encountered rain during my past commutes‚ so this weather brought with it‚ an important learning experience. The heavens opened up and poured out its tears
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One sunny Saturday‚ there were four girls named Kelsy‚ Lily‚ Anna‚ and Arianna. Kelsy was Rainbow Girl. Lily was Environmental Girl. Anna worked at a salon. Arianne was nature girl. They were all seventeen years old and had been best friends since kindergarten. On Canada Day‚ their boss gave them a ticket to Canada’s Wonderland. Lily called everyone to the clubhouse. When everyone got there‚ they had a meeting about what time and day they should go on. “What if we go tomorrow?” exclaimed Anna. “Sure
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apocalyptic‚" Niklaus slammed the phone down onto the table after he had finished threatening whoever was on the other side of the line. "You’re not a people person are you‚ Niklaus?" Elijah‚ Niklaus’ brother sarcastically asked as he made his way through the door of the home they shared. "Elijah! What an entirely unwelcome surprise‚" Niklaus smirked‚ leaning back into his seat‚ staring at his older brother who had now returned home after a month long business trip. "And what an entirely unsurprising
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Stories among Us Mei Li was born in Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia on July 17‚ 1971. She was a happy and healthy baby. As she grew up‚ she had the urge to go to America. She wanted the job opportunities that the US had offered‚ but she was scared. She would be the first person of her family to go to America. She would have to go alone and explore this unfamiliar place. After comparing the pros and cons‚ she made up her mind. Mei flew from Malaysia to New York. She got a job as a hairdresser nearby her apartment
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My six year old self was wearing a pink velvet hello kitty long sleeve shirt and jeans that had embroidered sparkles and butterfly designs. Obviously I was dressed to impress. After visiting with my parents for a couple weeks I was about to spend my first night with my new family. My mom is a petite Asian women but despite her small frame she is exerts confidence and has a Type A personality while my dad is a big white guy who is kind and is perfect for my mom because he is Type B personality. Upon
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Lady of Letters’ in 1987. It is a dramatic monologue from the ’Talking heads’ collection and was written for Patricia Routledge. This satirical tragic-comedy is about a middle aged woman called Irene Ruddock who writes letters of criticism and the short period in her life when her letter writing is most malicious and trouble making. She is judgemental and likes to look down on people‚ as if she is better than everyone‚ when really she isn’t. Her mixed up life leads us away from the irony near the
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A World of Prose edited by: David Williams & Hazel Simmons-McDonald A Mid-Summer Nights Dream edited by: William Shakespeare Old Story Time edited by: Trevor Rhone Wine Of Astonishment edited by: Earl Lovelace Songs Of Silence edited by: Curdella Forbes TOPICS TO BE COVERED PAPER 2- Written 1. POETRY Poems
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“Yes‚ I have lived her as long as I can remember.” Klara grimaced a little at his next question. It was not like she was hated by the town. In fact‚ Klara had a fairly decent reputation within the town with the farmers‚ Innkeeper and the Mayor. No‚ she grimaced at the fact the townspeople were the ones to worry about. He was concerned‚ rightfully so‚ about her when Orin should be focused on them. “Well‚ the local farms would say that I am very helpful and a hard working. The Mayor would say I
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There was a man who had been mute for 3 or 4 years. This man was in his very late stages of Alzheimer’s suffering with dementia nonetheless. He could not live on his own whatsoever. He needed a high level of assistance in most‚ if not all‚ his daily activities. There wasn’t much hope left in this man‚ let alone treatments available‚ until one day a music therapist was provided. She sang old songs to him and to other patients‚ triggering back memories. These memories seemed to spark a light
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