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fandomhigh2023-01-26 05:49 am
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Creative Writing; Thursday, Second Period [01/26].
"Good morning, ducklings ♥!" Shunsui, of course, was all lazy smiles and comfortable lounging in their little writers circle once more, with tea and a few things scattered about that they'd be talking about for the lesson. "I hope you're all doing well, and that you're ready to start looking at different kinds of writing or the next few weeks ♥. There's certainly no shortage of stories out there, although though there are some who will claim there are only a handful of actual stories out there, just told in different ways, and we may examine that in a future class, especially if you're interested, but today, I'd like to just take us back toward the beginning of recorded history, the beginning of writing, as it were, and discuss some of the first bits of literature that started to bubble up out of humanity. Typically, these stories took the form of epic poetry, as, before then, most stories were shared orally, through spoken word, and the structure of poetry allowed for the storytellers to remember the tales better and keep them consistent through retellings ♥.
"And then writing came around, and those stories could be preserved in other ways, and that is why, even nearly thousands of years later, we still know of the heroic journeys of Gilgamesh and Genji, Beowulf and Odysseusor whatever their meta counterparts may be.
"So," he smiled around the circle, "let us talk a little bit about the epic poem and how it functions as a narrative, its purposes and place in literature and history as a whole, and then we'll do a little brainstorming on creating your own epic poem to start us out ♥. I'll also be asking for you to take your pick of one of these classic examples to read over the next week, and hopefully, it will help spark the inspiration for whatever you'd like to bring to the table next week as your story ♥. Pretty simple, neh ♥? And we shall start here," his hand fell on one of the books before lifting it up, "the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the oldest known stories of this world's history..."
"And then writing came around, and those stories could be preserved in other ways, and that is why, even nearly thousands of years later, we still know of the heroic journeys of Gilgamesh and Genji, Beowulf and Odysseus
"So," he smiled around the circle, "let us talk a little bit about the epic poem and how it functions as a narrative, its purposes and place in literature and history as a whole, and then we'll do a little brainstorming on creating your own epic poem to start us out ♥. I'll also be asking for you to take your pick of one of these classic examples to read over the next week, and hopefully, it will help spark the inspiration for whatever you'd like to bring to the table next week as your story ♥. Pretty simple, neh ♥? And we shall start here," his hand fell on one of the books before lifting it up, "the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the oldest known stories of this world's history..."