What a dour group! I think I found the Joyless Street.
“Minimalist” at least had something to say. Yes: the dead are likely to remain dead for the foreseeable future. But we have no indication that Minimalist has read beyond the first 49 words (out of 2354).
"Captain Colostomy" just wanted to let us know that he hadn't read the piece. Hard to imagine a message more pointless than that! He made it as far as the first 77 words, and that’s where he stopped. It seems he doesn't like fantasy.
"Missluckie26" surprised me with "wtf did I just read?"
Imagine my surprise. I was hoping for some nice derision, perhaps a little name-calling, maybe some bad reviews. I was not expecting utter incomprehension—as I hope some of you will be pleased to learn. (Some will. Most will suspect some villainy.)
So, what did you just read?
It's called "a play" or, more formally, "theatre." You'll have more exposure to theatre when you reach middle school. And I should point out (just in case you don’t find it obvious) that the piece is unfinished. It's what writers usually call a “work in progress.”
The literary form is called "drama." There are basically two forms of drama: “comedy” and “tragedy.” In tragedy everybody suffers except, sometimes, the bad guys. In comedy nobody suffers except the bad guys if there are any. In this particular piece there are no bad guys, so everyone ends up happy and they all go down to the river and have a picnic.
Just to confuse you a little further, drama comes in flavors, called “genres.” The genre here is (and is called) “fantasy.”
But I'm surprised—doesn’t your school ever put on plays?
Maybe I misunderstood the question. In any case, this deeply mysterious composition seems to require something that scholars sometimes call “explication” or “commentary.”
Anyone interested can meet me in the Art Department.
H
“Minimalist” at least had something to say. Yes: the dead are likely to remain dead for the foreseeable future. But we have no indication that Minimalist has read beyond the first 49 words (out of 2354).
"Captain Colostomy" just wanted to let us know that he hadn't read the piece. Hard to imagine a message more pointless than that! He made it as far as the first 77 words, and that’s where he stopped. It seems he doesn't like fantasy.
"Missluckie26" surprised me with "wtf did I just read?"
Imagine my surprise. I was hoping for some nice derision, perhaps a little name-calling, maybe some bad reviews. I was not expecting utter incomprehension—as I hope some of you will be pleased to learn. (Some will. Most will suspect some villainy.)
So, what did you just read?
It's called "a play" or, more formally, "theatre." You'll have more exposure to theatre when you reach middle school. And I should point out (just in case you don’t find it obvious) that the piece is unfinished. It's what writers usually call a “work in progress.”
The literary form is called "drama." There are basically two forms of drama: “comedy” and “tragedy.” In tragedy everybody suffers except, sometimes, the bad guys. In comedy nobody suffers except the bad guys if there are any. In this particular piece there are no bad guys, so everyone ends up happy and they all go down to the river and have a picnic.
Just to confuse you a little further, drama comes in flavors, called “genres.” The genre here is (and is called) “fantasy.”
But I'm surprised—doesn’t your school ever put on plays?
Maybe I misunderstood the question. In any case, this deeply mysterious composition seems to require something that scholars sometimes call “explication” or “commentary.”
Anyone interested can meet me in the Art Department.
H
