Explore how Oscar Wilde Opens Act 2: Upon the opening of Act 2 in The Importance of Being Earnest‚ Oscar Wilde sets out a rather peaceful looking scene‚ transporting his audience to Jack’s country estate in Hertfordshire. The act takes off in the Garden at the Manor House‚ described in the stage directions as ‘an old fashion one‚ full of roses’ with baskets and chairs set under a large yew tree. With the time of year being July‚ this all makes up for a somewhat simple Victorian summer setting
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The short story Gryphon by Charles Baxter has an unusual character‚ a new substitute teacher at the rural community of Five Oaks in Michigan. The students meet with the strange lady who brings them strange yet fascinating lectures. Miss Ferenczi could be an exceptional teacher in a suitable environment‚ with her willingness to break the boundary in teaching method‚ her lectures on new materials never presented in textbooks‚ and her influence to help the students explore new things. I wonder if there
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HORROR WRITING WORKSHEET This worksheet will hopefully teach you the basics of writing a scary story – coming up with a frightening idea‚ making your characters come to life and turning their world upside down in a rollercoaster plot! But always remember the first rule of writing: Don’t get bogged down by the rules‚ just play around‚ have fun and write something that you find scary and entertaining! Part 1: Facing Your Nightmares! One of the most important things about writing a horror
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and Light Table of Contents Introduction Letter Novel Writing How-Tos Inner Editor Containment Button What Makes a Novel a Novel? Good Novel‚ Bad Novel Creating Well-developed Characters Character Questionnaire Creating Conflict Outlining Your Plot Setting Writing Really Good Dialogue Getting Ready For NaNoWriMo NaNoWriMo Survival Tips National Novel Writing Month Contract NaNoWriMo Calendar Ready‚ Set‚ Write . . . And Keep Writing! NaNoWriMo’s Personal Chart of Noveling Progress Beginnings
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protagonist to help develop the story’s theme The theme of a story is not only a subject or topic of discourse‚ but also a specific quality‚ characteristic or concern about life and human nature. Theme is essential in fiction as it is the backbone of meaning in stories. Theme illustrates the main idea about life and human nature‚ and the existence of theme allows readers to better understand the author’s purpose. The short story”Identities’’by W.D. Valgardson is about a man who lives in
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Report Writing: Style and Structure Summary Writing a report can seem daunting at first‚ but with a solid understanding of the fundamental structure and style used in constructing clear and concise reports‚ it can be achieved. The standard report format is as follows: Title‚ Summary‚ Introduction‚ Body‚ Conclusions‚ Recommendations‚ Appendix‚ References and Table of Contents. We will first look at how to prepare a report before the writing begins. Learning objectives At the
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The Writing Style of Elie Wiesel In the memoir Night‚ Elie Wiesel uses a distinct writing style to relate to his readers what emotions he experienced and how he changed while in the concentration camps of Buna‚ during the Holocaust. He uses techniques like irony‚ contrast‚ and an unrealistic way of describing what happens to accomplish this. By applying these techniques‚ Wiesel projects a tone of bitterness‚ confusion and grief into his story. Through his writing Wiesel gives us a window into
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The Short Story History: as a form dates back to the oral tradition of the tale written tales emerge in poetic forms - Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales Boccaccio’s Decameron (1351-1353) often cited as the precursor of the short story form‚ as is the French translation of The Thousand and One Nights (1704) short story really begins to emerge as a form in the 19th century Grimm’s Fairy Tales (1824-1826) an early collection of folk stories that paved the way for the development of the genre of short
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The Ghost Story Because of all the recorded evidence of paranormal activity‚ this leads to the evidence being real. Yet‚ because of skeptics and nonbelievers debunking the evidence‚ some people are led to believe paranormal activity is fake. Many people have obtained facts that suggest ghosts are real. Whether someone believes in ghosts or not‚ there will always be logical theories and unanswered questions to ghostly encounters. Ghost stories have been told through real-life experience (hauntings)
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and imagery. One may think that TV episodes or movies are different‚ and yes they are a little different compared to books because the reader‚ in this case the audience‚ may not need to use their imagination as much but nonetheless the director and story writer do rely on diction and imagery in order to connect with their audience. The use of characters in books and TV shows is also a very important tool because it allows the audience to be able to relate with the characters that the author uses. The
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