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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Newsletter for October 6-10 Musui ’s Story is a samurai ’s autobiography that portrays the Tokugawa society as it was lived during Katsu Kokichi ’s life (1802 - 1850). Katsu Kokichi (or Musui) was a man born into a family with hereditary privilege of audience with the shogun‚ yet he lived a life unworthy of a samurai ’s way‚ running protection racket‚ cheating‚ stealing‚ and lying. Before we discuss how Musui ’s lifestyle was against the codes that regulated the behavior of the samurai‚ it is
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Arthur Love 20 December 2012 0-Period Davidson "The Story of an Hour" The Age of Realism novelist‚ Kate Chopin‚ writes a short story to reveal a negative point of view of marriage. By examining the use of narrator‚ character and irony in "The Story of an Hour‚" the reader is left with a feeling that the author is not fond of the institution. Kate Chopin was a pioneer of the realistic literary scene. "The Story of an Hour" had a third person limited point of view. The narrator only revealed
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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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Immigration Story Teenage Fostin expects childish questions when all his friends find out he spent half his life as a child soldier in Africa. All Fostin’s friends found out when his name came up when he was named a civic Young Citizen of the Year on Australia Day. The award is known as an outstanding young person for their personal attempt‚ achievement and giving to the local community. Kids would ask him how many times he fired a gun or went into battle. Fostin was forced to be a rebel fighter
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well maintained. The tragic death of the family is considered to be equivocal‚ for there is no true story of the death of the family of seven. Many peasants state rather specious arguments about the mysterious deaths‚ but their arguments are easily seen as counterfeit. Judging by the family member’s mutilated bodies‚ some may argue the death was that of the work of an omen or demon‚ but the story‚ again‚ is equivocal. As the hooded man approached the wretched estate‚ his identity was soon uncovered
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It was an early spring day‚ and there she was‚ Mrs. Mallard‚ sitting in her well-lit at home office while the kids were at school‚ staring emotionlessly at her laptop screen. Mrs. Louise Mallard heard knocking on her office door‚ rather quickly standing up from her chair‚ she walked peacefully to the door and pulled it open. Her sister Josephine was standing outside‚ a different look of panic flashed in her eye. Josephine told her sister to take a seat‚ because she had something very important to
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Short story: Definition and History. A short story like any other term does not have only one definition‚ it has many definitions‚ but all of them are similar in a general idea. According to The World Book Encyclopedia (1994‚ Vol. 12‚ L-354)‚ “the short story is a short work of fiction that usually centers around a single incident. Because of its shorter length‚ the characters and situations are fewer and less complicated than those of a novel.” In the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
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Reading Reflection Natasha S. King ENG 125 Introduction to Literature Professor Demeterius Meyers October 29‚ 2012 I chose to reflect on Kate Chopins‚ “The Story of an Hour” for this assignment. It is about a woman finding out from her sister and friend that her husband was killed in a railroad accident. She initially appears very grief stricken and cries out in her sister’s arms. Not long after she retreats alone to her bedroom. While in her room she realizes that although she loved
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Cultural Myths Most people believe old cultural myths even if they were true or not. Usually‚ today’s generation follows the old generation’s methods of what they believed. Nowadays‚ cultural myths contribute in how people think or believe from country to another. In “Of Myth and Men” Sonia Maasik and John Solomon explain cultural myths and how they affect people’s perceptions. Culture myth is thinking or believing that control humans. Cultural myths have been affecting since a long time ago until
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