I ripped off Agatha Christie. To be fair, her novel, The Mysterious Event at Styles, is in the public domain, which means it’s okay to do whatever with it. It’s like finding a couch in the alley with a “free” sign. If you take the couch, is that considered stealing? Of course not. However, that doesn’t mean that taking it is a smart thing to do. Let’s say I took this metaphorical couch home, and I figured out a way to lug it into my living room. I’d still have to contend with whether it …
Analyze a Poem by Emily Brontë
Analyzing this short poem by Emily Brontë for mood and tone would be a great warmup for an advanced English class. You could create a slide using the above image, and then provide the text in an easier to read format. The Poem: All hushed and still within the house; Without – all wind and driving rain; But something whispers to my mind, Through rain and through the wailing wind, Never again. Never again? Why not again? Memory has power as real as thine. -Emily …
Seven Contemporary Novels (and one short story) Inspired by the Brontë Sisters
A contemporary novel inspired by the Brontë sisters?
The Brontë sisters, Charlotte (Jane Eyre), Emily (Wuthering Heights), and Anne (The Tennant of Wildfell Hall), all used elements of gothic romance in their novels. A gothic romance usually features a dark and foreboding atmosphere, a remote setting (like a creepy castle), a distressed heroine, and a brooding yet compelling hero (or anti-hero). Often there are …English Teacher Humor: Funny Grammar Memes
If you're an English teacher (or just a grammar geek), then you will get the humor of the memes below. Disclaimer: I didn't come up with any of these. But I recreated most of them as files you can copy and share. Enjoy!
…Fiction Writing And FIVE Types of Point of View
Those of us who have a literary lifestyle think a lot about stuff like point of view. All five of them.
You might be thinking, Wait, what? There are five types of point of view? I thought there were three.
Honestly, it depends on whom you talk to. Some say there are three, some say four, some might even argue for six or seven. But I'm not here to argue. I'm here to tell you about THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISION you will make in regards to …
