Reading 1; Write a fictional account of an eyewitness to a historical event. Reading II; Write five paragraphs on the topic listed. Start with an outline, provided materials to organizing your ideas. It’s important to write down some important points before you write so that these points are included in your essay. We often forget […]
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I was shocked to discover recently that a sizable portion of creative writing students do not get parody. Of about 100 high school juniors and seniors, only an odd dozen or so were able to explain what constitutes satire or parody. Fewer still were able to write a piece of parody or satire. Interesting. Given […]
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The poet, John Donne wrote the poem, “Satyre I” as part of his first publication of poetry, entitled Satire. The word satire comes from Latin satura lanx and means “medley, dish of colorful fruits.” Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre. In satire, human or individual vices, follies, abuses, or shortcomings are held […]
For centuries, poetry was a genre of literature for a small audience. It is common to see people reading through stories and fairy tales but not always poems. It is like a bullet which, though small in size, is powerful indeed. Of all the kinds of literature it is the most subjective; Perhaps, this is […]