ASSIGNMENT PART ONE: Reread the definitions for point of view and characterization. ( posted under the Stephen King section) Gordie is the narrator who seems to know the truths of his friends from the distance of writing their story as a grownup. How does the point of view of The Body impact your analysis of […]
How would you describe the duke? Is he a reliable narrator?
My Last Duchess BY ROBERT BROWNING; Launch Audio in a New Window How would you describe the duke? Is he a reliable narrator? How does the title of the poem affect your understanding of the duke? Note: An unreliable narrator refers to a narrator that the reader shouldn’t or can’t trust entirely. The narrator’s description […]
View at least two of the below videos. Then explain what was the speaker’s/narrator’s point of view about the topic?
Capital Punishment View at least two of the following videos related to issues associated with capital punishment.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSo1mldNTHo%C2%A0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XltuOU1A8Sk%C2%A0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUpLSmP5z4I%C2%A0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJxUN-kNXNs%C2%A0 Reflect on the issues discussed in the videos you viewed. In your essay, address the following questions: What was the speaker’s/narrator’s point of view about the topic? Were the issues addressed from a biased […]
In your own words, what, in literary terms, is an epiphany? Where do you see the epiphany happening in "Araby"?
Image result for James Joyce James Joyce coined the literary term "epiphany"–he borrowed it from his Catholic upbringing and the season of Epiphan. In your own words, what, in literary terms, is an epiphany? Where do you see the epiphany happening in "Araby"? What is it that the narrator realizes about himself that causes him […]
Write a narrative response that develops a real or imagined experience. Include a problem, situation, or observation and its significance.
Short Story Use this line from another American writer and build your own story from it: “…he took what he considered a short cut homewards through the swamp. Like most short cuts, it was an ill-chosen route… It was full of pits and quagmires, partly covered with weeds and mosses, where the green surface often […]