POETRY
This poem, written by William Carlos Williams, begins with the line: "So much depends upon"
What is "The Red Wheelbarrow?"
This story by Shirley Jackson has characters compete for a prize that they don't want to win.
What is "The Lottery?"
In this personal essay by Chuck Klosterman, the author begins by saying he knows nothing about this fictional character.
Who is Harry Potter?
A metaphor is made up of these two parts.
What are a tenor and a vehicle?
British horror stories tend to take place here.
What is the city?
This kind of poem has 14 lines, a volta, and ends with a couplet.
What is a Sonnet?
In the story circle, the main character or hero gets what they want, but then they have to do this.
What is "pay a big price?"
In the personal essay by Zadie Smith, the author changes her mind about this popular 1970s singer.
Who is Joni Mitchell?
Poets use this strategy to break a line without punctuation, instead of end stopping it.
What is enjambment?
In the Twilight Zone episode "The Lonely," Corry is introduced to a robot with this name.
What is Alicia?
This type of meter has 10 syllables, or five feet, per line.
What is Pentameter?
In "Hills Like White Elephants" the two main characters are referred to by these names.
What is The American and the Girl?
George Orwell's personal essay, Shooting an Elephant, takes place in which British occupied colony?
What is Burma (or Moulemein)?
This strategy refers from going from point A to point C, and skipping point B
What is "The Leap?"
This comedian wrote and performed the stand up routine called "The Time"
Who is George Carlin?
This type of poem has 26 lines, each one beginning with a consecutive letter of the alphabet.
What is an Abecedarian?
In horror stories, there is a distinction between the unfamiliar and this strategy.
What is "the defamiliar"
Kevin Killian reviews this product in his Amazon customer review.
What is MacKenzie's Smelling Salts?
This editing strategy refers to cutting your favorite line or image, especially those that are cute or clever.
What is "Kill Your Darlings?"
This writer, who got paid by the word, is seen as the pioneer of Genre Fiction
Who is Charles Dickens?
This poem, written by Laura Kasischke, is about a murderer who got away with it, but something was not quite right.
What is March?
In the Monkey's Paw, Mr. and Mrs. White have a son with this name.
What is Herbert?
At the end of Shooting an Elephant, Orwell says that he had shot the elephant in order to avoid looking like this.
What is a fool?
One way to add more muscle to your prose is to remove these descriptors of nouns and verbs.
What are adjectives and adverbs?
In "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," Frost uses meter to imitate the movement of this animal.
What is a horse?