Tag: Characterization

  • Separation from a Loved One

    Compare and contrast how the following two poems deal with the theme of separation from a loved one: The River Merchant’s Wife: A Letter by Ezra Pound(a translation from original by Li Po) A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning by John Donne Focus on such aspects as imagery, symbolism, archetypes, mood, and characterization. Quote directly from the…

  • Story Generator I Dig

    Tonight I was “surfing the net while sitting on the couch” again and I stumbled upon a terrific site for generating random ideas for writing short stories. “Tropes are storytelling devices and conventions that a writer can reasonably rely on as being present in the audience members’ minds and expectations.” Here’s one And another ……