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This week we finished up our presentations on the topics we chose for our literature project. I felt that throughout this project I've learned so much, especially with the limited resources we were given to write our projects on. We haven't had one lesson in I'd say almost two weeks, and I still learned so much, while reading some great literature. But I think one of the best things I learned about were the elements of fiction, Characterization, Humor, Fantasy, Symbolism, Point of View, Structure and Theme. They are very important to writing, therefore earning the title of elements. They are fundamental to great work of literature, and you just cannot make a good story or work of art without all these elements. And when you get a special writer, who can combine these elements beautifully you get great works of literature. I know that when I write books of do my creative writing in the future I will always keep these in mind, and take what I learned from my classmates presentations to create my own works of art. For the most part, everyone had their own separate elements, but almost every element had been presented at least twice, and it was interesting to see how each group interpreted the elements and the stories that came with them. Not only did I learn about the elements, but I also got to learn about the different perspectives that came along with each element, and I know that when I read a book I will keep all these things in mind when I am reading. This website, http://cstl-cla.semo.edu/hhecht/The%20Elements%20of%20Fiction.htm give another perspective that I think is worth a read as well, and I am glad that we got to do this project.
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This week we did not learn much, but we did do a lot of work. Most of the work we did pertained to the literature project. The things I did learn about though, were Plot and Structure, and Symbolism. Those were the two subjects my partner and I decided on for the project. One of the biggest things I learned about though between the two was commercial fiction and literary fiction. Before this project I never really knew that those existed, or let alone that there was a difference. Commercial fiction is something along the lines of exciting to the reader, with dramatic and epic plots. Those types of books don't serve much in the purpose of literary merit or underlying meanings. Books like these include, Twilight, The Hunger Games and Harry Potter. They are fun, appealing books to read. On the other hand, literary fiction is for the most part not as compelling and exciting, but the book has more to offer with each read. There is more thought and meaning behind the text and in the end actually makes you think about the book and what it was actually trying to say. They contain more literary merit than commercial fiction books. This website, http://annieneugebauer.com/2014/01/27/the-differences-between-commercial-and-literary-fiction/ the author of this article goes into depth on what the differences are and gives examples of what is considered literary and commercial fiction, as well as describes what classifies a book to either catigory. I believe this class teaches me something new every week, even when we do not have lessons. and I think that's what I enjoy the most about this class.
This week we read "Bright Start" by Keats. The first day we read the poem and analyzed it, but not too much into depth. The next day we were asked the question, what if the star were not talked about as an apostrophe? Would the poem still be the same? Why and why not? And I answered no, it would not be the same. The speaker couldn't possibly show the same feelings for the star if it were not talked about as an apostrophe. Not only did I learn that there was another meaning for apostrophe, but I learned how the use of apostrophe effects the literature it is being applied to, whether intentionally or unintentionally. The basic definition of apostrophe is talking of someone or something in first person instead of third, whether or not the person or thing is present, or not present. This website, http://www.literarydevices.com/apostrophe/ goes on to tell in depth on what an apostrophe is, how it is used, and examples on how to use it. I found the article to be very informative, and that it went more in depth than what we did go over in class. The last question we were asked about the poem on, was what we identified with the most; the speaker, the speaker's love or the star. I answered that I identified the most with the speaker's love, due to the fact that I have someone like that in my life, although my feelings may not be as strong as the speakers. We were then told that the speaker's love was equivalent to receiving love, the speaker to giving love and the star to observing love. It was strange to me because I had never though of it like that before. This poem of the week has definitely helped me learn a lot!
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