Poetic Terms Brainstorm List

Light
Dark
Happy
Sad
Spontaneous
Boring
Slow
Fast
Intense
Light
Long
Short
Simple
Complex
Love
Hate
Layered
Concise
Abstract
Unique
Rhyme
Recurring ideas
Central theme/object
Religion
Secular
Personal
Intimate
Secretive
Ballad
Folk Tales
Iambic Pentameter
Classic
Modern
Elegy
Epic
Epitaphs
Free Verse
Haiku

Free Write

This morning I've been extremely tired. With five hours of sleep last night it's pretty easy to imagine why. The added stress of an AP econ. test I'm not ready for, tomorrow doesn't help that situation in any way at all. This class has generally been very good to me, there's been some entertaining times as well as one where I've not been very focused. AP physics on the other hand has been a breeze, as has pre calculus this year. I'm starting to run out of thing to write now so all I can say is senior year is progressing how I expected it to, some classes are fun, some classes are a drag, thankfully this isn't one of them. On the topic of this class there have been some entertaining books we've read this year namely "Things Fall Apart" while other have been plain awful such as "Nervous Conditions." I'm indifferent about this short story anthology as some stories have been well written and some have been horrendously boring. Like I said before, this class has its ups and downs. I would suggest eliminating "Nervous Conditions" from the future curriculum to make this class better in the future. I speak for everyone when I say that.

Religion in African Short Stories

When viewing all of the stories as a whole almost none of them share anything in common. In fact each story- despite some being from the same region in Africa- feel almost as if they are from a completely different place.Many stories- though not as much in the group of those set in North Africa- paint over religious themes. Some make it seemingly obvious while others may include a brief mention of it or none at all. The story "Papa Snake and I" is rather secular in nature, in the sense that it has little to not association with any religion whatsoever. These stories tend to be much more lighthearted in both tone and nature. They don't gloss over serious or pressing matters, in the case of "Papa Snake and I" the plot revolves around a snake that has been killing many chickens in the middle of the night. The same applies to a story much as "The Bridegroom". The plot itself associated with religion and isn't a heavy (more serious) topic than most of those that have a strong religious presence however despite that it still does have some heavy topics for the reader to think about. We see the protagonist of this story struggle to come to terms with the fact that he will soon have a family and how it will change his entire life, hardly a lighthearted topic however this is not the full story but instead only a snippet of it. The story itself is lighthearted in nature filled with vivid description of musical instruments and the starry night sky. When viewing the story such as "The False Prophet" because it so strongly based on religious themes it includes much more serious themes such as the folly of man. I've noticed that religious stories overall tend to be more dark and serious as a whole. An interesting and noticeable observation.

Creative Writing Exercise Nii Parkes

The Best Grilled Cheese Sandwich in the World:

You remove the bread from the plastic bag taking care not to bend or tear any of the pieces, heat up a pan with a slither of butter in it prior to doing this. Once the butter is simmering nicely add both pieces of bread in and cook in the pan taking care to do this on both sides. Cook each side until a nice golden brown texture. Remove both hot pieces of bread and add the cheese in between them and throw onto the pan for a final round of frying. When the cheese is dripping off the sides you can remove the sandwich, let it cool down and enjoy.

Autumn Leaves:

You take a rake and go on yo tour lawn. You give a heavy and frustrated sigh before beginning to rake your leaves. When you are ready to your leaves pick up your rake and rake the leaves for an indefinite amount of time until they are all in one big pile, than you sit back and enjoy a clean lawn. There is not much else to be said about raking leaves other than it is extremely boring. Have fun.