Understanding afew basic termsmakes it easier to define the plot of a story. Theinciting actionof a plot occurs near the beginning of the story, when the problem or conflict emerges. For example, in the story of Cinderella, the inciting action is the announcement that the prince will choose...
A Summary Of Sir Gawain : The Challenges Of The Green King? While King Arthur’s court is feasting and partying in celebration of New Years, a strange figure, referred to only as the Green Knight, makes a surprise visit. He requests that the group’s leader or any other brave member of...
The short story has its origins in traditional oral storytelling. Many of the world’s greatest literary classics such as El Cid, La Chanson de Roland, Beowulf or the Odyssey were originally orally transmitted. In most cases, the story has undergone many modifications in the course of the tell...
Summary Of 'The Water Of Babylon' By The Waters Of Babylon In modern day society, we revolve our lives around technology with our constant need to have the newest gadgets. Little do we know that this new technology is taking over our world in big ways. In the story, By The Waters Of...
63K Explore ''The Interlopers'' by Saki. Learn what the short story is about, study its summary and analysis, understand its moral, and examine its themes and symbols. Related to this QuestionWhat is the climax of the short story "The Interlopers"? What is an interloper in the short st...
42K Explore Dubliners by James Joyce. Study the summary, find the in-depth analysis, review the setting, and examine the themes in Joyce's collection of short stories. Related to this QuestionWhat promises does Eveline make in James Joyce's short story? What is 'Eveline' by James Joyce ...
How are the monsters in Beowulf, Macbeth, and Frankenstein different? How can we compare Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein with Gabriel Garcia Marquez's short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings"? How does Ichabod Crane?s ?capacious?...
What's the narrative of the short story "House taken Over"? How do you write a summary of a story? What are the literary devices in the story ''The Most Dangerous Game''? What are some examples and meanings of alliteration in 'The Pardoner's Tale'? In The Short Happy Life of...
Valkanut's War: A Short Story Once upon a time, a child was born in the midst of a storm. This child was so grand and powerful that she made the skies cry fierce tears and made the oceans wail loudly. Drums sounded from the clouds as all the gods danced in celebration of the chil...
Summary: The Resurrection Of Westley Roberts Oh how he missed Eden . Yet before the his eyes could feast on the girl he so missed, Westley noticed something inconceivable. A barrage of pirate vessels in the distance. Skull and crossbones flown on each ship, shrouding the sea in a deep blac...