Creative accounting

Poetry has been a significant part of literature for many years, going all the way back to the eighth century. Usually, when most people think of poetry, the first thing that pops into their heads are haikus or sonnets because those are the two talked about the most in schools. I only remember learning about haikus in my early years of schooling and did not learn about sonnets until I reached high school when we started talking about William Shakespeare. People define poetry as a literary work…

I never expected that allegories were a big aspect of fiction, and their plot lines. I always thought that an allegory was basically just another word for symbolism, but referenced to the past, but I didn’t realize that there was more to it. But what I have learned about reading this entire semester, is that allegories are not just a tool for symbolism. Allegories are able to express the thought and ideas of authors on major controversies, such as women’s suffrage, or civil rights. Authors use…

A long time ago, I thought poetry were words, lines, and sentences that are hard and makes no sense. I would read it in monotone. My teacher would let me sit down and ask someone else to read it with feelings and that way fine with me. But what I did not understand is how those cryptic words relates to me. I mean we had to read Trees by Joyce Kilmer in front of the class during high school. I truly didn’t see the point of it. But as the class continued we tackled another poem entitled My Native…

that I had done some of my best work and that there was no way that I could receive a bad grade on this piece of work. After reviewing the feedback I received I found that my work was not up to APA standards. The narrative that I wrote was more of a creative writing piece and barely a scientific piece. I thought that this piece was going to be great because I was very descriptive and visualized most details of my experience. I thought it would be a good idea to stand out with this piece instead…

In Michaela Cullington’s “Does Texting Affect Writing?” Cullington discusses the views individuals have on texting and how it impacts student’s writing. The growing popularity of texting has caused external and internal dissonance amongst several groups with different perspectives on how it affects writing. Some defend that it has some positive effects on writing in general. Others argue that it has a negative impact, specifically on formal writing. However, it appears that if texting does have…

Katy Van Zandt Mrs. Mary Smith AP Literature 20 September 2017 How to Read Literature Like a Professor: Analysis! In the book ‘How to Read Literature Like a Professor’, Thomas C. Foster uses examples of literary devices such as theme, symbols, and irony to give us the tools we need to succeed in analyzing literature on a deeper level. He also incorporates the importance of theme throughout the entire book, by addressing it in almost every chapter. He includes the importance of symbols…

As a writer I believe I still have a lot more to learn. In writing I think writing fiction is one of my strengths, for example I do enjoy writing short stories on my free time just for fun. I often share them with one of my friends and my cousin. I am still pretty shy about them, but they seem to really like them. Although, they are not the best stories I can spend a lot of time writing them without getting bored. I also enjoy writing argumentative essays, finding evidence that supports my…

Writing a novel can be quite difficult if you don’t know how you as an author can make a story understandable for everyone, even if you as a reader don’t know anything about the topic. Authors have been struggling with this issue for many years, because there isn’t any guideline that tells them how they can make their story understandable, interesting and looking nice. And those are pretty important to create a good novel. Safran Foer for example, has chosen to use the visual writing theory in…

Here I am typing an essay about my life, the only problem is I don't have much to tell that I'd want to write about. I'm 15 and I am just like everybody else on this Earth, no less, no more. The only thing that really comes to mind when you ask to write about my life is my bestfriend at the moment. I love my family and they can never be replaced, but at this very moment I would like to talk about my bestfriend, Casey Lee. I meet Casey in 6th grade when I had class with her, we didn't even talk…

Reflection Paper At first, the thought of being in a college level english class made me extremely nervous. Although I really enjoy writing and being creative, I have never felt like I was a good writer. I definitely had room for improvement. Before taking this class, I have never had a teacher tell me how to properly write an essay. I felt like they expected us to know how to write an A+ paper straight out of the womb. From freshman to junior year in english class, I was thrown into writing. I…