I guess it was written that way to emphasize the simultaneity of the activities of the afternoon, create a sense of tediousness in the reader that matches the atmosphere of the scene--hot, busy, humid, etc.
A Heritage of Smallness, by Nick Joaquin, is a short story. It tells about life in the Philippines and how if differs from other parts of the world.
You need to write the story first, and worry about the first sentence after you've got the whole thing down! Just start writing and come back to change your first sentence later if you want to make it more interesting!
The first sentence in a paragraph. It givesm the reader and idea of what the paragraph/essay is going to be about.
Joyce Carol Oates said it best: "The first sentence can't be written until the final sentence is written."Worry about finishing your story, not about writing the perfect opening sentence! You can change anything you like once you've finished -- go back and think of a great first sentence then, instead of waiting for some magical "first sentence" to fall out of the sky and hit you in the head.Now get off the internet and get back to writing that story!
a lead in a story/ paragraph is the first sentence in which you introduce your topic. a lead in writing is the same as a grabber
Joaquin Miller has written: 'The Danites, by Joaquin Miller ; Mrs. Slimmens' window, the companion story to \\' 'The Danites, by Joaquin Miller ; Mrs. Slimmens' window, the companion story to \\'
The first sentence of a story doesn't have a special name -- it's just the first sentence.
What is the first sentence to alternate penguins
What is the first sentence to alternate penguins
What is the first sentence to alternate penguins
What is the first sentence to alternate penguins
The author of the story "The Summer Solstice" is Nick Joaquin, a prominent Filipino writer. The story reflects elements of Filipino culture and tradition.
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Whatever you want it to be -- you're the writer! The best way to come up with the perfect first sentence is not to worry about it at first. Just write the story with any old sentence as the starter. Then, when you've finished the story, the perfect sentence will come to you based on what you have written.
This famous short story was set in Intramuros, Manila, and its author, Nick Joaquin, wrote it after WWII. This story of a marriage that started with every promise of lasting passion and love later tracks the disintegration of the relationship. Characters in this story, which has magical or supernatural elements that are quite common in modern Latin literature, include Badoy, the narrator, and his love interest, Agueda. Joaquin is viewed as one of the first originators of magical realism in the fiction of his native country, the Philippines.
A Heritage of Smallness, by Nick Joaquin, is a short story. It tells about life in the Philippines and how if differs from other parts of the world.
He told us a hard luck story. This is a correct sentence if you capitalize the first letter.