Your challenge today is to build upon a character sketch you have created. Incorporate the character sketch into a scene from an epic poem of your own inspired by Homer's The liad.
1. Build upon your created character to create a situation.
2. Outline the action of your story. Use Freytag's Pyramid to assist you.
3. Select a meter.
4. Draft the narrative of your scene. Use the same techniques for building character to build the story.
5. Revise to fit the meter (it may be simpler to select lambic with Pope's translation as an Inspiration).
6. Bonus challenge: Can you rhyme each set of two lines as well?

How might a listener feel about his or her griefs after hearing the wife's lament

What details of the first two paragraphs convey a sense of the ordinary,behind the scenes routines of film critics?

Apex english 4 semester 1 read the following story summary. when she was a child, sara hated her piano instructor, mr. singh. she felt she had already mastered the piano, but mr. singh constantly criticized her playing in a blunt and hurtful way. after sara grew up, she realized that mr. singh's strictness was responsible for the only edge she had over other pianists her age and the only reason she was able to succeed in music later in life. she learned to appreciate his tough love. what does the story most clearly suggest about the author's perspective? a.that a person should put his or her talents to good use b.that pursuing one's dream is paramount in life c.that the world is harsh and only the strong survive d.that adults have children's best interests in mind