Thursday, October 6, 2016

Tropes/Flash Fiction

Tropes

EQ:       What is a trope?
A literary trope is the use of figurative language.[1] For example, the sitting United States administration might be referred to as "Washington". Since the 1970s[citation needed], the word has also come to mean a commonly recurring literary devicemotif, or cliché.[2][3]
The term trope derives from the Greek τρόπος (tropos), "turn, direction, way", derived from the verb τρέπειν (trepein), "to turn, to direct, to alter, to change".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_vampire_traits_in_folklore_and_fiction 


 Activity:    What are some tropes of love stories?

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/SoYouWantTo/WriteALoveStory 

Bloodsucking Fiends Assignment

Flash Fiction

AGENDA:

 Chris Moore video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbo2Ae-pj-4

Here it is:
FLASH FICTION:

Write a Flash Fiction story (2-3 double-spaced pages) that PARODIES (makes fun of) an established genre (your choice--Science Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Western, etc.).   Choose this option if you want to try your hand at HUMOR and PARODY.
or

Write a Flash Fiction story that follows the conventions and uses the familiar tropes of a HORROR STORY  (vampires, werewolves, zombies, ghosts, etc.) or a LOVE STORY.

Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_fiction 

and http://www.flash-fiction-world.com/

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