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How do you analyze a short story?
A short story is 2,000 to 7,500 words. This is anywhere between 10 to 30 typed pages, depending on how many words you can fit onto one page.
You write a short story the same way you write anything else. Pick a topic, sit down, and get started.
Click on the Related Questions to see how to write better, if you're interested in that.
What did the night men do to Mr Tatum in roll of thunder?
The night men tarred and feathered Mr. Tatum. Mr. Barnett, the owner of the Mercantile, attempts to charge Mr. Tatum for more than he owes. Since Mr. Tatum disagrees with Mr. Barnett and accuses him of lying, the white men punish him by pouring tar on him and covering him with feathers.
What is the summary of to a millionaire by archibald lampman?
Staunch to the ideology of his times, Archibald Lampman (1861-1899) picturises his millionaire in his sonnet, "To a millionaire "as one who is obsessed with his greed to earn more and more, with no time to notice the misery or splendour around him. Lampman calls the millionaire, "a creature of that old distorted dream" - a dream of making a million. His rhythm of life changes into an evil cry, due to his selfish desire.
Good men's deeds or brave men's sacrifices are not as much appreciated by the society as the millionaire's gold. "The vain multitudes" go on with their efforts to make more money, succumbing to the curse that overpowers them, unmindful of the broken hearts that work without reward. But Lampman cannot ignore the people who wage a mortal struggle for a piece of bread. He cannot but feel sorry for "the mistaught"and "the misfed" that turn evil, as they are deprived of their basic needs. The poet finds a strange balance here, - The sorrows, the hates and the entire mean attributes together balance "the misgotten pile" of the millionaire!
Lampman's poem, "To a Millionaire" explicitly condemns the capitalist society.
A remarkable difference we see in the present views on getting rich. The "evil rich man" is outdated today; it is the "clever rich man' or the "hard-working rich man" and also "the lucky rich man" who is appreciated by the society.
Can you give the summary chapter by chapter of the lost dark ground?
"The Lost Dark" starts off with a horrific discovery - a man finds a corpse while hiking in the mountains. As the story unfolds, we learn about the man's troubled past and how the death of his wife still haunts him. The man becomes obsessed with solving the mystery of the dead body and begins to question his own sanity as the truth is slowly revealed.
What is madame hoo connection to sam westing?
Madame Hoo was a tenant in one of Sam Westing's buildings and was also a friend of Sam Westing's ex-wife. Madame Hoo was invited to participate in the Westing Game, a mystery game created by Sam Westing.
What is the lost hero plot summary for chapters 15 and 16?
In chapters 15 and 16 of "The Lost Hero," Piper, Jason, and Leo encounter Medea who tries to manipulate them. They manage to escape but are left questioning Leo's past. They also discover more about Jason's true identity and powers as a son of Zeus.
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What is a good book to reads for a book report for third grade?
Some books that are good are:
The Last song
The boy in the striped pj's
Beastly
The lost Hero
Winn-dixe
sacred Stone
Smile
Zia
Where the read fern grows
Island of the blue dolphins
These are all great choice's, but there's many more, you'll find one that's good for you just keep your eyes open and your heart
Good Luck!
Well you could do Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, Vanishing Act, or Click Here (To Find Out How I Survived 7th Grade)
Or the City of Ember
the great tree of Avalon the child of the dark prophocey!
Depends on what type of report. Two of my personal favorites are Eclipse and Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix.
hetty feather is the best book ever but disapointing
Do a book report on any book you have read that you really liked!
Allen Tate tension in poetry summary?
Answered by Arun A.Daves M.A., M.A.,
Allen Tate (1899- ) is one of the youngest new critics. He belongs to the Southern group of American critics. He is also a great poet. Tate opposes scienticism and distinguishes between scienticism and literary discourse. He gives importance to the formal qualities of a work of art. Reactionary Essays on Poetry, Ideas, and Reason in Madness are well known collections of Essays and reviews by Tate.
About the Essay
Tension in poetry has been taken from Tate`s "The Man of Letters in the Modern World", Selected Essays. The essay deals with tension as the life of a poem. It reveals Tate`s view that a good poem is the one in which the extension and the intension are in a state of tension. In other words, a good poem has a combination of both extensive or denotative and intensive or connotative meanings.
The essay is divided into three parts.
Part 1 deals with the fallacy of communication in poetry. Tate explains his point with some examples.
Part II, Tate defines tension in poetry and explains its importance in poetry with a few examples.
In part III, he gives his final example of the significance of tension in poetry.
Fallacy of Communication in Poetry
In the first part of the essay, Tate attacks the fallacy of communication in poetry. He also attacks the companion fallacy of mere denotation in poetry. Richards remarks that mass language is the medium of communication. Its uses are less interested in bringing to formal order the effective state than in arousing it. Tate illustrates the point with some examples. The first example is "Justice Denied in Massachusetts", a poem by Miss Millay. In the poem, how Massachusetts could cause a general desiccation is not made clear. The poem has mass language and it arouses an effective state the poem is praised by those who share the feelings with the poet. However, for those who do not share the feelings, the poem proves to be obscure. Here comes the fallacy of communication.
Another example of such obscurity is found in the poem "The Vine" by James Thomson. The language here appeals to an affective state. It does not have coherent meaning either literal or implied. The more closely one examines the lyric, the more obscure it becomes. The imagery does not add anything to the general idea of the poem.
• The wine of love is music
• And the feast of love is song
• When love sits down to banquet
Love sits long
• Sits long and rises drunken
• But not with the feast and the wine
• He reeleth with his own heart
• That great rich Vine.
• One more example is Cowley`s Hymn: To Light. This is a metaphysical poem and does not have any qualities in common Thomson`s The Vine.
• Nor amidst all these Triumphs does thou scorn
• The humble glow-worm to adorn,
• And with those living spangle gild,
• (O greatness without Pride) the Bushes of the Field.
• Again:
• The violet, spring little Infant, stands,
• Girt in thy purple Swaddling -- bands:
• On the fair Tulip thou dost dote;
• Thou cloathst it in a gay and party-colored Coat.
Of these poems, equally bad poetry is found in Thomson`s The Vine and Cowley`s Hymn: To Light. However, Cowley`s failure is more. The negative superiority of the poem lies in a firmer use of language. There is no appeal to an affective state. There are uncontrolled distortions. The poem lacks imagination or tension. The Vine is a failure in denotation, while Hymn: To Light is a failure in connotation.
Tate calls these poems absurd. This is because good poetry is a unity of all the meanings from the furthest extremes of intension and extension. The reader's recognition of the action of this unified meaning is the gift of experience, culture and humanism. The powers of discrimination here are not deductive powers but total human powers. They have special application to poetry which is a single experience of medium. Thus certain kind of poetry suffers from the fallacy of communication.
Definition of Tension in Poetry
Tate has invented the term Tension by chopping off the prefixes "in" and "ex" from the two terms "intension" and "extension". Here, extension refers to extensive or logical or denotative meaning in poetry. On the other hand, "intension" refers to the intensive or connotative or suggestive meaning of poetry. A successful poem is the one in which these two meanings are in a state of tension. Tate calls tension is the life of the poem.
Tate says that the meanings selected by the readers along the line between the extremes of intensive and extensive vary according to the personal interest. The Platonist will tend to stay very close to the extension end .he might decide that Marvell`s To His Coy Mistress recommends immoral behavior to young men. It would of course, one true meaning of the poem. However, the full tension of the poem will not allow the readers to entertain it exclusively. The poem has the intensive meaning too. These meaning are sensuality (extensive) and asceticism or spirituality (intensive).
Then Tate gives another example of Donne`s love lyric A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning. He quotes the lines which contain the gold conceit. Here, the souls of the lovers and their unity are compared with uniqueness of gold. The not spatial soul is contradicted with a spatial image (gold). However, the denotation of the gold contains the full meaning of the passage. Extension and intension are one here. And they enrich each other.
What is the main conflict in the last book in the universe?
The main conflict in the last book in the universe revolves around the protagonist's internal struggle for identity and purpose, while also facing external challenges from oppressive forces seeking to control or destroy the last remaining fragments of humanity. The book explores themes of survival, resilience, and the power of hope in the face of despair.
Chapter by chapter summaries for Mr. Tucket?
Sure! "Mr. Tucket" follows the journey of fourteen-year-old Francis Tucket as he survives in the Wild West after being kidnapped by Pawnee Indians. Throughout the chapters, he learns valuable survival skills, encounters different cultures, and finds companionship with a Crow Indian named Braid. The story explores themes of independence, resilience, and adaptation in the face of adversity.
What can you use as a visual aid for your last minute book report?
You could create a simple infographic, a timeline, or a mind map to visualize key information from the book. Another option could be to use props or images that represent important themes or characters to enhance your presentation.
What is an explanation of the poem 'Epitaph' by Dennis Scott?
epitaph is based on the hanging of an African slave in the late nineteenth century leading up to the early twentieth century. it serves as a remarkable contrasting element to Dennis Scott's lynching. It shows the reaction of the people towards these sinful acts. The epitaph show the present reaction of society, feeling sympathy and pain.
Compare and contrast poem the Lynching by Claude Makay and Epitaph by Dennis Scott.?
Both poems portray themes of violence and oppression; "The Lynching" exposes the brutality of lynching in the American South, while "Epitaph" reflects on generational trauma resulting from colonization in the Caribbean. While both poems use vivid imagery and strong language to convey their message, "The Lynching" directly addresses the horrors of racial violence, while "Epitaph" explores the lasting impact of history on identity and culture. Ultimately, both poems serve as powerful reminders of the enduring legacy of systemic oppression.
Title of a moment of eternity of bhabani bhattacharya?
A possible title for a moment of eternity by Bhabani Bhattacharya could be "Timeless Reflections" or "Eternal Stillness."
Odysseus can be similar to the egotistical man who feels he has more power than women. Because the odyssey is mostly narrated by him, he also in some cases changes the facts. It can also be achilles.
Does Jacob Black ever try to hurt Bella?
Technically, they never do. When Jacob finally asks Bella out in New Moon, Alice comes home to Forks seeking Bella's help. Even in Eclipse, she never looks to Jacob as something more than a friend except towards the end, when she realizes she has feelings for him too.
In The Giver what was wrong with Gabriel?
In reality: He was not developing as fast as the other children and rules stated he should have been. He is underweight and does not sleep through the night.
In symbolism: Symbolically, the reason he couldn't sleep soundly, was because he was deprived of love.
What clothes did the newborns steal from Bella?
They stole her red shirt, and some of her socks. i think that was it. :)
a poem is something that rhymes or dosent rhyme. it is something that comes from the heart. there are lots of different types of poems you can make.
here is a poem it is a poem i made myself it is a rhyme.
LOVE
roses are red violets are blue i will always love you. No matter how near or far you are there will always be a piece of you in my heart.
What are the themes in Daily by Naomi Nye?
Some themes in "Daily" by Naomi Nye include the beauty of everyday moments, the significance of routine in our lives, the importance of mindfulness and presence in the present moment, and the power of finding joy in the small things.
Deanna Brooks is an American glamour model, actress, and former Playboy Playmate. She was chosen as the Playboy Playmate of the Month in May 1998. Brooks has also appeared in various television shows and movies.
A poem is a literary device, a use of words in a way in which the words used convey more than their literal meaning.
Poems usually rhyme and may be emotionally moving (like music), delivering an emergent aesthetic experience to the listener or reader.
Essentially, a Poem is a set of words written by a person as a form of self expression. It could be about a number of topics at the same time could vary in length.
There are several poems with the word "hedonist" in the title, but the only one I could find that is called "The Hedonist" is a poem written by a Scottish poet, Mary Symon, in her book _Deveron Days_. It isn't in print, but can be obtained through an out-of-print bookseller.
Where can you find a summary of Glory of Twilight by Bhabani Bhattacharya?
You can find a summary of "Glory of Twilight" by Bhabani Bhattacharya in various literary analysis websites, book review platforms, or by reading the book's synopsis on retail websites like Amazon or Goodreads. Additionally, you may find summaries in academic journals or articles that discuss the themes and characters of the novel.
