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 device, motif, 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
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 device, motif, 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
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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