The pace of "The Possibility of Evil" creates a suspense that holds the readers attention. Shirley ackson does this by using certain techniques such as foreshadowing. She also creates suspense by Miss Strangeworths thoughts instead of words. One more reason that creates suspense is how Miss Strange...

The point of view in which a story is told has many effects on readers and how they perceive a story. Generally, stories are written in either first person or third person point of view. First person is when a character that is in the story, referred to as "I," tells the story and has ...

Fast Break: 1985 Edward Hirsch The poem Fast Break is written in great depth and detail. As a result, the reader perceives a detailed vision of what occurred on that one particular play. But, the reader would need some basketball knowledge and background, in order, to truly envision what the po...

Fictional Analysis of 'A White Heron' All good stories, be they fiction or truth, require some type of plot path to allow the reader to easily follow the direction of the story. Different types of plot structures will cause to reader to focus on specific details and apt authors can...

Susan Glaspell's Trifles is a good play because it unravels the different motives for murder throughout the play. Unlike most murder mysteries, Trifles is a play where the reader knows the murderer early on. Some readers may say that this makes the play bad. However, a murder mystery does n...

Andrew MorrisBoth the events and the descriptive language in "The Demon Lover" help make it a classic ghost story. Elizabeth Bowen's word usage builds suspense and an eery atmosphere by drawing on concepts, images, and actions the reader associates with being afraid. The author begins the story by u...

An American Childhood By: Annie Dillard In the story An American Childhood, by Annie Dillard, it is emphasize the value of pursuing an important goal. The author recalls childhood to be the "only firsthand experience". Dillard's simplicity in writing her autobiographical work shows the...

The Fall of the House of Usher Classical gothic imagery is used throughout the story. Drippingly dark surroundings and terrifying ghostly symbols are used throughout to evoke a sense of fear. When the narrator approaches the house, he says he was struck by an overwhelming sense o...

One of Poe's talents in writing is his ability to present his readers with a setting that will provide more substance to the story. His literary works mainly gothic, there is a need for the appearance of castles, dungeons, cellars, a dark spooky night and of course the presence of a creepy plac...

"The Tell-Tale Heart" was first published as a "horror" story in James Russell Lowell's The Pioneer in January 1843, and it appeared again in The Broadway Journal on August 23, 1845. The story narrates the process of a planned murder of an old man by, what appears to be, his caregiver o...

ESSAY In order for a story to be affective it must engage the audience. To engage the audience you must use certain ideas and features. The Lady's Maid written by Katherine Mansfield, Samphire by Patrick O'Brian, The Sound Of Thunder by Ray Bradbury, The Watertower by Gary Crew and Ball...

This novel has many symbols and themes that are revealed as the reader follows along. One of the first, and most important, symbols found in Snow Falling on Cedars is the snowstorm that is going on in San Pedro Island. The snow falling outside that begins to pile up represents the tension that is ...

John Sinclair Ross's story, "The Painted Door", tales place during the settler times on the prairies. The beginning of the novel is written as an omniscient narrative. At the end, the story shifts slightly to limited omniscient or third person; the reader has knowledge or both Ann ...

This novel has many symbols and themes that are revealed as the reader follows along. One of the first, and most important, symbols found in Snow Falling on Cedars is the snowstorm that is going on in San Pedro Island. The snow falling outside that begins to pile up represents the tension that is ...

Lord of the Flies: An Analysis "The two boys faced each other. There was the brilliant world of hunting, tactics, fierce exhilaration, skill; and there was world of longing and baffled common-sense." A quote showing the two main contrasts of the story. Savageness, and civilizati...

Desperation, a recent Stephen King novel, is not just a book, but an experience that leaves the reader frightened, paranoid, and questioning his moral beliefs. Picture, if you will, a lone, crazed Nevada policeman who pulls over vehicles on a lonely desert highway and forcefully takes away their occ...

In "Into Thin Air," Jon Krakauer effectively uses figurative language because he is extremely consistent and various which helps him deliver his story's message to the readers and enchant their minds. Krakauer's similes were so dramatic and convincing that they immediately caught the attention of t...

In this essay I am going to compare the two stories The Red Room and The Signalman. I think that these two stories are a bit on the dull side as we are subjected to much more intense and more imaginative 'experiences' (novels, films, etc...), but they were probably some of the greatest stories of t...

It is common for either very well written books or those made popular by the general public to be made into movies. Most people who are avid readers make a point of reading the book first before viewing the movie. They believe seeing the movie version first "ruins" the book. This point i...

Foreshadowing and symbolism are a big part of many short stories. Without them many, if not all, stories would not be a story. They provide the excitement and suspense that make a story fun to read. Jackson and O'Connor use great examples in their stories "The Lottery","Good Cou...

The works of James Phelan (Reading Secrets) and Michael Levenson (Secret History in 'The Secret Sharer') both take a look at Joseph Conrad's short story, "The Secret Sharer", from two different critical perspectives. Phelan discusses "The Secret Sharer" from the ...

Purpose The purpose of this memo is to support how author Jack McCallum writes an excellent article by understanding and connecting the audience with research. "The Ugliest Game" is seen in the November issue of Sports Illustrated. Although the article shows illustrations and emphasis on ...

Generally, it is believed that in order for an author to write a successful text, they need to effectively engage their audience and maintain their interest throughout by incorporating aspects they know will prove appealing and entertaining. However, the more experienced reader should have develope...

Imagine the sight of an old man's eye, vulturous, pale blue, with a film covering it. Could this drive one's self so insane that one would murder a man because of it? This is the event that occurs in Edgar Allen Poe's vivid tale The Tell-Tale Heart.The story is a recount of events that have already ...

Coleridge "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world," Albert Einstein was once quoted as saying. This particular journey of the mind not only deadens the boredom of existence, but also may lead one on an intellectual discovery...