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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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    Short Story Elements by Caroline Wilmovsky Introduction and Thesis: A short story is a story with a fully developed theme‚ but significantly shorter and less elaborate than a novel. A short story is normally fiction‚ meaning‚ it’s made up. It focuses on one or two main characters and on a single conflict or problem. To comprehend a short story you have to look for four different elements: the setting‚ character‚ theme‚ and plot. The setting refers to the place‚ time‚ and date of a story. The literary

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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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    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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    A short story is a brief work of literature‚ usually written in narrative prose.[1] Emerging from earlier oral storytelling traditions in the 17th century‚ the short story has grown to encompass a body of work so diverse as to defy easy characterization. At its most prototypical the short story features a small cast of named characters‚ and focuses on a self-contained incident with the intent of evoking a "single effect" or mood.[2] In so doing‚ short stories make use of plot‚ resonance‚ and other

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    ENGLISH LITERATURE ASSIGNMENT 1 POEM ANALYSIS REASON FOR CHOOSING THIS POEM I choose this poem ‘if’ by Rudyard Kipling because when I read this poem it reminds me of when I was a little girl how it was difficult to grow up. This poem brings back memories. Back in that time‚ my family wasn’t a well-to-do family. It makes me remember how hard it is to do things on my own and it took me a very long time to be independent and start to mature. It also make me think how much farther

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    us speaks. But here‚ covered by the earth whose prisoner I am I feel death palpitating underneath the earth. And‚ so‚ as my whole being is filled with the want of Cuba I go on to make my mark upon the earth‚ to go on is victory. --Ana Mendieta‚ June 1‚ 1981 1 Ana Mendieta a Cuban American female artist‚ whose work was continuing to search for her identity throughout her whole entire life. She has often searched for her roots in the earth itself‚ using it to direct her in art‚ and with her own

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    In Julio Cortazar’s short story‚ Axolotl‚ the narrator felt a connection to the Axolotl by the use of immobility and the feeling of imprisonment. Just like Cortazar’s last short story‚ this one starts off very normal with a boy who visits the aquarium on a daily basis to see this fish called an Axolotl. The things that seem to fight in the story is dream v. reality. This can be connected to Schizophrenia which is the difficult to tell the difference between real and fake. When the narrator first

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    A short story concentrates on creating a single dynamic effect and is limited in character and situation. It is a language of maximum yet economical effect. Every word must do a job‚ sometimes several jobs. Short stories are filled with numerous language and sound devices. These language and sound devices create a stronger image of the scenario or the characters within the text‚ which contribute to the overall pre-designed effect.As it is shown in the metaphor ’lipstick bleeding gently’ in Cinnamon

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    In the two short stories‚ "The Free Radio" and "Everything Rises Must Converge‚" the main characters of each story have to make many important decisions/choices. The choices that are made change how other characters see the main character as well as how they react to them. In the short story‚ "The Free Radio‚" by Salman Rushdie‚ Ram has many choices to make throughout the story. Ram who could have had anything in the world he wanted made many poor choices. Ram was the cutest

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