Instructions: Write an original short story,
first-person narration
(the "I" protagonist should be in the voice of your AVATAR-using my avatar from the poem)
Minimum length
: 4 pages, the work should not be plagiarized, include elements of fiction such as character, theme, setting, plot, irony, symbolism, imagery.
Instructions: Write an original short story, first-person narration (the "I" protagonist should be in the voice of your AVATAR-using my avatar from the poem) Minimum length: 4 pages, the work should not be plagiarized, include elements of fiction such as character, theme, setting, plot, irony, symbolism, imagery. Learning Objectives: Objective 1: Identify and describe key elements and techniques used to craft short stories, specifically in the creation of voice, persona, and first-person narration using the assigned readings as models of these elements Objective 2: Write stories that marry self-expression with artistic craft by creating your own first-person narrative in the voice of your AVATAR POEM: My hands are caked with mud, most black And as I sit on broken stones My nails are filled with grime and flak I wipe my face and creak my bones I hate my back, that’s now all bent I loathe my arms all gnarled and red But money earned to pay one’s rent I toil my life until I’m dead With heavy sighs, I grip my tool My nails dig deep within my palm My eyes quake being made a fool As fury try to break my calm I walked home where no one waits I walk the road as nights before A broken place destroyed by hate An empty dwelling, nothing more I was too poor to make her stay I’m still too poor to pull her back The fault was mine, did so betray Commitment I so sorely lack I wash myself before I sleep And think of things I have till now A labor’s life is mine to keep A lifetime’s hardship is my vow Some questions regarding the poem: Where are they located? When is it...the past, the present or the future? Why are they motivated to live? What is most important to the? What matters most in life to them? What important information about them do we still need to know?