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    SHORT STORY AND ITS ELEMENTS A short story is a kind of prose fiction which has grown up besides the novel and which has its own important and recognised place in literature. It may be defined as a prose narrative‚ “requiring from half an hour to one hour for its perusal.” In other words‚ brevity is the key-note of a short story. It is a story which it is physically possible to read at one sitting. But its must not be supposed that the short story is a novel on a reduced scale. It has a definite

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    Elements of Greek Drama in Toy Story In Toy Story‚ a toy cowboy‚ Woody‚ has long enjoyed the position of being Andy’s favorite since Andy was in kindergarten. Quick to calm the other toys fears of being replaced on Andy’s birthday‚ Woody finds his position in jeopardy with the arrival of Buzz Lightyear‚ a space ranger action figure. Trying to get rid of Buzz‚ Woody ends up making himself lost along with Buzz. Trying to return from Pizza Planet‚ they get caught by Sid‚ the neighborhood kid who tortures

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    Elements of Poetry

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    Elements of Poetry When you read a poem‚ pay attention to some basic ideas: Voice  (Who is speaking? How are they speaking?) Stanzas (how lines are grouped) Sound (includes rhyme‚ but also many other patterns) Rhythm (what kind of "beat" or meter does the poem have?) Figures of speech (many poems are full of metaphors and other figurative language) Form (there are standard types of poem)   Voice Voice is a word people use to talk about the way poems "talk" to the reader. Lyric poems and

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    What Is Drama

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    Drama is written for live visual performance; it is more intense and reflects everyday life tensions more than poetry. Drama is observed right in front of you; there is color‚ lights for the setting‚ clothing and the scenes change. Drama allows you to see the characters personality developed as the drama unfolds on stage. Drama has two forms tragedy and comedy. “Riders of the Sea” is a drama of tragedy. The plot of the drama is central and foreshadowing and flashbacks are techniques used to show

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    Elements of Poetry;)

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    dilemma that the sestet answers or resolves‚ beginning with a turn‚ also known as a volta also referred to as an Italian sonnet Example: Whoso list to hunt‚ I know where is an hind! But as for me‚ alas‚ I may no more; The vain travail hath wearied me so sore‚ I am of them that furthest come behind. Yet may I by no means my wearied mind Draw from the deer‚ but as she fleeth afore Fainting I follow; I leave off therefore‚ Since in a net I seek to hold the wind.

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    Using the works of literature (shorts stories‚ novels‚ poetrydrama) you have‚ discuss the following question: Is pride a vice or virtue? To Kill A Mocking Bird‚ by Harper Lee and The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald both are examples of how pride can be shown as a virtue and how pride can be shown as a vice. For the purpose of this essay‚ To Kill a Mocking Bird will be the representation of how pride is a virtue. The Great Gatsby will be the representation of how pride is a vice. In order

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    The Five Elements and Insight Elements are the structures that build a strong story. The five elements of a story are character‚ figure of speech‚ form‚ theme‚ and symbolism. Insight is ability to see clearly or intuitively in the elements of a story and the story itself. Both “The Tiger‚” by Erick Gentry‚ and “A Lesson in Discipline‚” by Teresa Foley‚ are short stories which contain these elements which each influence the insight that the reader develops. The insights I have gained insights I

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    Elements of the Gothic Genre

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    Horace Walpole‚ whose The Castle of Otranto (1764) contains essentially all the elements that constitute the genre. Walpole’s novel was imitated not only in the eighteenth century and not only in the novel form‚ but it has influenced writing‚ poetry‚ and even film making up to the present day. It introduced the term "gothic romance" to the literary world. Due to its inherently supernatural‚ surreal and sublime elements‚ it has maintained a dark and mysterious appeal. However‚ the roots of the Gothic‛

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    Gothic Elements in the Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe is known as the Father of the Gothic. He utilized Gothicism in his short stories such as‚ ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ and ‘Ligeia.’ Poe has written numerous literary masterpieces that have focused on the Gothic. Not only have his works been focused on the Gothic‚ but his life had somewhat of a Gothic theme. Through love‚ death‚ and depression‚ Poe’s life had an impact on the way he wrote‚ which is evident through in

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    7Blue2 What is Drama Used For? * What is Drama? The word drama is derived from the ancient Greek word meaning action. If something is full of action it’s exciting‚ emotional‚ it’s unpredictable; it’s dramatic. Drama is a way of expressing or showing a story. Drama can make us feel happy‚ sad‚ afraid‚ superior‚ and inferior and so on. Drama is the essence of human existence; it’s what makes life worth living for. In modern times we have used the word drama to generally to mean acting

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