After reading the blog for January 16th 2011, 17 and Baking, I realized that I will soon be in a position similar to hers, where she has to return to the "college life" and leave her loved ones behind. I like how she uses sensory detail in her writing, how she describes the setting of her story instead of blatantly stating where she was with no enthusiasm. I also liked how she had a story embedded within a story, which is similar to Frankenstein was written (where there was one story, then another story took place, then another). These literary devices are very useful in everyone's writing, and with great practice, your story may be perceived as a phenomenal piece of art...like Frankenstein.
Shanyce R.
I so enjoy your response to reading further blogs. I myself have had realized new ideas and learned new things from some of the blogs Mrs. Elliott suggested to read and comment in, like Indexed, etc.
ReplyDeleteThe story within a story reminds me of a thoroughly long, and detailed novel called "Melmoth, The Wander" written by Oscar Wilde's uncle - that's what caught my attention. And this novel, has roughly 15 or so stories within a story, deeply entwining the numerous characters, developing each. It was a handful and sometime strenuous, but it is one of morbidity, yet illusive with detail, and similar to Frankenstein's genre.
Frankenstein has to be one of my favorite books I've read this year.
Elish - Blue Penguins