III honors 14 October 2011 The Short Stories Quiet‚ But Aggressive Approach Novels are superfluous while short stories strive for flawlessness‚ ensuring meticulously picked details and succinct plots. The short story utilizes the complex and vivid words the English language has to offer‚ painting pictures in the minds of the reader‚ while the novel overwhelms the reader with redundant and arbitrarily picked language. Steven Millhauser says that Short stories illustrate the message or meaning
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5 Important Elements of a Short Story A short story is a short work of fiction. Fiction‚ as you know‚ is prose writing about imagined events and characters. Prose writing differs from poetry in that it does not depend on verses‚ meters or rhymes for its organization and presentation. Novels are another example of fictional prose and are much longer than short stories. Some short stories‚ however‚ can be quite long. If a a short story is a long one‚ say fifty to one hundred pages‚ we call it
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Patience Jones November 12‚ 2012 Short Story Corrections Everything Matters Everything Matters “Shay! How are you?” asked Leah. Leah and Shay were cousins‚ but they acted like sisters. Shay and Leah lived together and were both in college. Shay had just gotten back from a vacation in Cuba. Shay hugged Leah and said‚ “I’m doing okay. I feel a little down lately.” Shay frowned. “Well‚ how was your trip?” asked Leah. Shay just shrugged and waved her off then went into the house. Later
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1. Describe your short-term (3-5 year) and long-term (8-10 year) goals and how you plan to accomplish them. How does participation in the Weber Honors College relate to these goals? Finally‚ what does it mean to be successful in life and how is your definition of success similar or different from your parents? 1. My goal for the next three to five years is to graduate from San Diego State within four to five years with no less than a 3.5 GPA. I want to graduate within four to five years because
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9.1 Short Story – first draft When I was just a little girl I got lost at a flea market. I was holding hands with my dad – at least I thought it was my dad. But then I looked up and saw the totally unfamiliar face of an apparently very surprised man that has definitely not been my dad. That was the moment when I realized that I had lost my parents. I looked left‚ right‚ left again‚ over to the candy stand and even underneath a bench – of course they weren’t sitting there waiting for me. I breathed
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actually happens (Meyer‚ 286-287). In a lot of cases‚ irony is usually used to raise the reader’s interest by making the story or poem more unpredictable. In the poem “Suburban” by John Ciardi‚ the author approaches the reader with humor and irony. When Mrs. Friar phones Mr. Ciardi‚ saying: “The fact is your dog has just deposited – forgive me – a large repulsive object in my petunias‚” can be interpreted as irony‚ because of the need of all living beings to eliminate solid‚ semisolid or liquid waste
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Short Story Assessment Choose one activity to complete from the short stories read in class. All of these activities require that you combine information provided with creative output. Do not change the facts‚ characters‚ or themes of the stories. However‚ you may fill in blank spots with added information where necessary. You will be evaluated in the following categories: Thinking‚ Communication‚ and Application. 1. Make a mobile of five objects important in at least two short stories
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critical role throughout a variety of stories. It not only creates suspense but surprises the reader as well. This can be shown through the three short stories entitled‚ “The Possibility of Evil”‚ “Just Lather‚ That’s All” and “The Skating Party”. It is critical that situational irony be used for effect in Shirley Jacksons’‚ “The Possibility of Evil”. The short story‚ “The Possibility of Evil” is an excellent example of situational irony. During the story‚ the reader expects Miss Strangeworths’
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bond maybe. Polluted‚ that word struck my head‚ what can it be? Thinking as I was strolling through the corridor until I approached a steel door called stage 3 with a sign saying “no entrance” hanging on. Thoughtlessly I sneak inside and start wandering with anxiety looking at all of these tubes‚ hearing some murmuring here and there. A hand pulls me to the side behind a set of tubes. “shhh‚ don’t say a single word” this old man puts his hand on my mouth. He takes me into this small chamber
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American Short Stories established by Hawthorne‚ Irving‚ and Poe. Using these as criteria‚ decide if “Shaving” is a Classic Short Story. Students should address each rule individually using quotes and specific examples from the story to support his or her opinion. The first rule has been done as an example.In a PowerPoint on Moodle‚ I showed the rules for Classic American Short Stories established by Hawthorne‚ Irving‚ and Poe. Using these as criteria‚ decide if “Shaving” is a Classic Short Story
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