As you might have come to realize, short stories are my favorite literary genre because they are like little cans of double concentrated tomato paste that add that extra zing to narratives other genres are incapable of delivering. In fact, the shorter the story, the grander the zing.  Well, Kate Chopin's story is as short as good short stories come and she manages to deliver the goods quicker than the title she chose for her piece . The advan tage of such crisp little tales is that they're easier to dissect because of the limited number of words they contain. Every sentence and paragraph can be analyzed al most ad nausea m , a task too g ruelling to undertake when reading a novel. Because of this comprehensive examination, the full extent of an author's powers is appreciated and though ma ny would be prone to co nclude that restricted tales offer very few developments , angles and insights, the reader's knowledge that every word written was mindfully selected ...

Night is a heavy book to read.  You believe you know the events that took place in WWII because you learnt more facts and dates at school than you would have liked, watched over a dozen movies related to the war that came after the one that was supposed to end all wars, visited museums and seen artefacts linked to atrocities on one side and bra v ery on the other . And yet, Night strikes deeper into the heart of readers because it balance s the m between real fiction and fictitious realit y, toying with the ir mind which is unable to grasp the horror of the book they hold before them as they read.  "How? How is this possible?" repeat s itself like a mantra as your eyes fly over the words on ea ch pa ge, so simply written , so briefly expressed, so full of pathos. Characters develop ef fortlessly, the tragedy of an entire generation un fol ds like a bloodied gauze that's left its mark on charred skin.  This book must be read. Buy it. Teach it. Share it wit...

When analyzing stories, certain key terms must be taken into account. In the previous list of literary terms , the variety of concepts presented are used not only to explain stories but also poems. I n addition to this, a number of other words were incl uded in the list that could be seen as pertinent to a class discussio n on a text.  This time round, however, the list will deal with key notions exclusively associated with stories . By looking at each main category, readers can evaluate works by authors and be able to elaborate on the stories themselves, either in w rit ing or orally . It is therefore vital for anyone involved in th e process of critically assessing literary work s, to keep these terms in mind so as to be able to write or speak ab out them in an academic environ ment ; h eck, even over a cup of coffee with f riends at a social gathering.   Note to teachers:  Naturall y, teachers should ha nd this list to students and cover each concept at ...