Mr Thomas — Lynden Christian High School English
Introduction to the Ghost
Nothing helps a writer more than catching a reader’s attention. In this exercise, a warm-up for the synthesis essay, you will be asked to read a story and two articles; after reading, you will be charged to keep my attention through a creative exercise. After reading Bartleby the Scrivener, read two more:
Then, exercising creativity again, start a Microscopic Introduction starting with the sentence: “I see the ghost sitting there . . .” Use the abstract ideas from within these three stories to describe the Literary Ghost — the person who has been consumed by their surrounding.
- What consumes them?
- Where are they present in this world?
- In what kind of places do they dwell?
You are painting a contemporary picture based on your readings. In the Intro, use 2 of the following: Amplification (Device 31) and Anadiplosis (Device 18). These are quick-rhythm patterns that punch the reader around a little bit — shake them out of their complacency.
