Karolina


 * __My favorite poetic device in literature is...__**
 * From //The Giving Tree:// **"Well," said the tree, straightening herself up as much as she[[image:The_giving_tree.jpg width="179" height="223" align="right"]] could, "well, an old stump is good for sitting and resting. Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest." And the boy did. And the tree was happy."** The tree is personified as a gentle, kind, yet strong character to show that even when you have nothing, you can still have happiness by never denying another person in need. By using a tree rather than another human, the author creates a more unique and emotional story. Although it is a children's picture book, its idea of genuine kindness and generosity, is something even adults are able to take away.

**__My favorite characterization in literature is...__**
 * [[image:kite-runner-book-jacket.jpg width="145" height="191" align="left"]]From //Kite Runner//: "**With me as the glaring exception, my father molded the world around him to his liking. The problem, of course, was that Baba saw the world in black and white. And he got to decide what was black and what was white. You can't love a person who lives that way without fearing him too. Maybe even hating him a little."** This quote characterizes both Baba and Amir. Baba is used to having things go the way he wanted, but in this way we see how Amir feels guilty for not living up to Baba's expectation yet at the same time how Amir is angry with being Baba for being this way.

**__My favorite quote in literature is...__**
 * From the short story "Eleven": **"What they don't understant about birthdays and what they never tell you is that when you're eleven, you're also ten, and nine, and eight, and seven, and six, and five, and four, and three, and two, and one."** This is an interesting concept, but I believe it is true. People often tell others to act their age, but there are many layers to a person's personality. In reality, you react to an occassion based on how you feel and what you have experienced.

**__My favorite dialogue in literature is...__** > **``Yes, or I will never see her again.''** > **``, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. -- Your mother will never see you again if you do //not// marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you //do//.''** > **``What do you mean, Mr. Bennet, by talking in this way? You promised me to insist upon her marrying him.''** > **``My dear,'' replied her husband, ``I have two small favours to request. First, that you will allow me the free use of my understanding on the present occasion; and secondly, of my room. I shall be glad to have the library to myself as soon as may be.''** This conflicting dialogue between Mr. Bennet and Mrs. Bennet adds humor to the more serious problem that Elizabeth refused a needed marriage propsal. It's amusing because after keeping his mouth shut for so long and allowing his wife to have her way, Mr. Bennet unites with his daughther, shuts his wife up, and proves his sensibility in all the madness his wife has created in a very clever yet polite way.
 * From //Pride and Prejudice//: **``Very well. We now come to the point. Your mother i[[image:pride-and-prejudice-poster-300.jpg width="180" height="265" align="right"]]sists upon your accepting it. Is not it so, Mrs.Bennet?''**

**__My favorite theme in literature is...__**
 * From //Romeo and Juliet://The play proves the power of love over everything despite its tragic ending. Many people underestimatelove. In the end it was a true love between a young couple that ended a long lasting feud of two families and brought peace and harmony to the kingdom. If love is a solution in the novel, it can do great good in the world we live in.

**__My favorite characterization of my own is...__** __﻿__ __**My favorite poetic device of my own is...**__
 * "Her sturdy silhouette walks from room to room, a good pedestrian checking the road twice before continuing to the next, for signs of still breathing and movement that indicate slumber of the small bumps under the covers, placing her hand to their nose as her pale lips touch their cheek. Vigilantly hovering over the figures, my mother is a standing army, always prepared to protect, always waiting, and always watching." This shows that my mother is a strong women, but at the same time when it comes to caring for her children, she is gentle and caring.
 * metaphor: "Weronika clings to one of the holes in my mother's Swiss cheese shirt." I like this metaphore because I think it is original and helps show rather then tell the physical apperence of my[[image:http://www.magiclanternshows.com/images/CollegeCampus.jpg width="218" height="173" align="right"]] mother's torn and worn out shirt.

__**A setting I would write about is**__...
 * a sunny day on a college or university campus/neighborhood during the school year so it is bustling with students and members of the community. The students are rushing to get to their class on time but a few are out enjoying the weather and relaxing.

__**A theme I would like to address is...**__ **__A conflict I would write about is...__**
 * something along the lines of karma. You should never deny a chance to help someone in need because you never know when you'll need it. An act of kindness is often rewarded.
 * family or school issues because I am most familiar with them and can easily think of something to write. Although not all my family and school problems are solved, maybe by writing about them will inspire me to actually resolve them in my own life. When writing about family or school issues there is outer conflict with other people but also internal conflict. A person is able to grow through such experiences, and they often change as a result of them.

**My Story**