Literary genres

Did you know that mockumentaries ultimately exist to parody serious subject matters addressed everyday? Directors of mockumentaries use many techniques in order to do this. In particular, the mockumentaries 'Babakiueria' (1986) directed by Don Featherstone and 'The Majestic Plastic Bag' (2010) directed by Jeremy Konner both attempt to mock prominent issues that exist in society. Despite the different purposes of both mockumentaries, many similarities also exist. They are both able to highlight…

The theme of Countee Cullen’s “incident” Countee Cullen’s “Incident” creates a theme of a trauma, by a little boy coming in contact with racism. The speaker of the poem creates the theme by his ride into Baltimore, the encounter with another kid and his experience in Baltimore. First, Cullen shows the theme of a boy going to Baltimore. The theme he is showing is the boy is excited to be going to a city. He shows it as “once riding in old Baltimore, heart filled and head filled with glee”.…

In science fiction, there is a special type of genre that primarily seeks to manipulate and mislead the person experiencing the story. These tales, whatever their medium, subtly influence their target to begin thinking about the world depicted in a way that may not be entirely accurate. Of course, stories like these can never be advertised as such; few things take away from a story more than knowing a plot twist is coming and trying to identify it. Books and movies have been working on…

Halo or Call of Duty Do you like gaming? Do you like playing war/first person shooter games? If so, I am going to give you facts about each game series so you can decide which one you’d like to play the most. First off, Call of Duty has focused aim, extended clip (a perk), perks, you are able to create a class of guns/weapons, you can be a drone also. But Halo has alien, energy swords, over half of…

Labels are everywhere. No matter who you are, we all have labels. These labels could be positive, but could also be negative. Labels affect people every day and can sometimes change who they really are. I get labeled all the time, whether I’m at school or in public. I get told that I’m tall, pretty, and nice by older people a lot. Those are the kind of labels I enjoy hearing. My friends and family tell me all those things, including how smart and funny I am. Labels like these are the kinds of…

A theme by definition is a reoccurring subject or lesson in a storyline. An author can vary the delivery of the theme in few ways. They may use the setting, the characters, and the events that take place. These are only a few ways to develop it. There are many different ways to explain a singular theme. A singular theme may be found in many different plots or story lines. Angela's Ashes and The Street, two separate stories, one shared theme. A few themes can be found in each excerpt, but both…

Science fiction is a genre of writing in which the author attempts to explain imagined events that may occur in the past, present or the future. These events are typically not possible in the time that the story is written, but are made to seem possible using scientific innovations. Science fiction often includes aliens, space travel, and advanced technologies that allow the introduction of unique characters, settings, and conflicts to the story. For example, a piece of science fiction is the…

Cameron Davidson Professor Brenda Barner Intro to Contemporary Literature 15 Oct. 2015 Poem Analysis Most poems are about a certain theme. From love poems to pieces relating to times of the past, poetry can vary differently from other forms of literature. Poems are usually shorter and don't always give us as the readers a chance to grasp what is coming at us. How one evaluates poetry can differ greatly between others, as does one's understanding of a poetic piece. We as humans may have…

For the Humanities Site Evaluation assignment, I have chosen www.poets.org from the Academy of American Poets. I visited the website on February 7, 2018. I noticed a quote on the main page that read “Poems are handbooks for human decency and understanding. Poets hold water in their cupped hands and run back from well because someone is parched and thirsting. The poem is a force field against despair.” I found this quote intriguing and it made me want to look furthermore into what the website…

dreams, to wizards, to evil spirits, the fantasy genre has taken audiences into worlds they never could have imagined. Fantasy genre films use creativity, magic, and unrealistic circumstances to take one’s mind beyond its limits. “Fantasy is a fluid genre that allows crossover with horror, science fiction, comedy, holiday films, and more” (Goodyknootz & Jacobs, 2014). The feature-length film “Big” starring Tom Hanks is a textbook example of a fantasy genre film. While using impractical and…