“The Herefordshire Landscape” purely evokes a sense of place because of it’s non-specific description of any specific country area or social situation. It is merely a poetic description of a landscape. “Slough” makes a social comment about progress and place as it is a poem that is talking about WWII or another social war. YouContinue reading “The theme of “place” in Poems:”
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Poetry
Poetry from the Greek word “poiesis”=”making” is a form of literary art which uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, the prosaic meaning. It magnifies a moment, a feeling, an image, or an experience. Most poems tell stories. “Poetry is not made to be suckedContinue reading “Poetry”
Character Archetypes
Meaning: “In storytelling, an archetype is a character who represents a specific set of universal, recognizable behaviors.” Examples of Archetypes: The Warrior: aka the man with the plan. The hero of the story, who’s a warrior. i.e. Hercules from Hercules The Child: Innocent naive characters who see the world is a lovely happy light untilContinue reading “Character Archetypes”
The Hero’s Journey: Your Own Plot
Act I: Ordinary World: The young rebellious teenager Jaclyn attends high school in Brooklyn, New York. She lives with her father and her little brother Christian, and she’s a struggling drug addict. Call to Adventure: Jaclyn isn’t able to pay her drug dealer the money she owns him, so her drug dealer (Jake) decides toContinue reading “The Hero’s Journey: Your Own Plot”
The Hero’s Journey: “Save the Last Dance”
ACT I: Ordinary World: Lead Character “Sara”’s mother just died. Her mother died in a car accident when she was speeding down the highway to get to her daughter’s Julliard entry audition. Call to Adventure: Sara is then forced to move homes, and move and live with her deadbeat father who never care doubt herContinue reading “The Hero’s Journey: “Save the Last Dance””
The Hero’s Journey
Act I: Ordinary World Call to Adventure Refusal of the Call Meeting with the Mentor Crossing the First Threshold Act II: Tests, Allies, Enemies Approach to the Inmost Cave Ordeal Reward Act III: The Road Back Resurrection Return with the Elixir
The Last 24 Hours
List of things: Articles about Battle of Orgreave, song lyrics, instagram posts, heard music, non-specific conversations, watching Netflix movies and tv shows. How many stories are contained within your list? There are stories within the lyrics of the songs, and stories in the movies and shows I watched. There is a story behind everything. WhatContinue reading “The Last 24 Hours”
The Printing Press
What happens to a story? The source/writer has opened up its heart to be criticised or praised for their work. List of implications: The printing press helped spread the word on the Reformation to the rest of the world and take down the Catholic Church.
Quick Info on Reading
Reasons why people read? For research on a country, or topic, etc. for pleasure/enjoyment, because they have to for work or school, because they want to escape the real world. Reasons why people write? Because they enjoy it, because they have to write reports for work or school, because they have no other way toContinue reading “Quick Info on Reading”
Nathan Coley
What stands out from his work? Most of his pieces are all very similar to the “A Place Beyond Belief” piece in the sense that they all have the same billboard style writing and different unique quotes that can all be interpreted, once again, in many different ways. There is a clear connection between hisContinue reading “Nathan Coley”
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