Knowledge VI Flashcards
“O serpent heart hid with a flowering face!
Did ever a dragon keep so fair a cave?
Beautiful tyrant, feind angelical, dove feather raven, wolvish-ravening lamb! Despised substance of devinest show, just opposite to what thou justly seemest - A dammed saint, an honourable villain!”
― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
― William Shakespeare
“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”
― Mark Twain
― Mark Twain
Intermittent repetition of phrases -
A less rhythmic and more spontaneous effect can be had by circling back to the same or nearly identical phrase, less systematically, the speaker doesn’t mean to offer a refrain he just can’t help saying the thing again and again.
” I say we must necessarily undo these violent oppressive acts, they must be repealed. You will repeal them. I pledge myself for it, that you will, in the end, repeal them. I stake my reputation on it. I will consent to be taken for an idiot, If they are not finally repealed”
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.”
― Mark Twain
― Mark Twain
Where are you from?
You seem like a classic
ATL-ien
You seem like a yankee/midwesterner/West Cost.
Where are you from?
You seem like a classic
ATL-ien
You seem like a yankee/midwesterner/West Cost.
Unify Your Plot:
: A unified plot consists of one central action and nothing more. Aristotle’s test
of this was to ask of every element of the story (every scene, line of dialogue): If this was gone,
would the story still function? If the answer’s always ‘no’ — you’ve written a unified plot. Relate
this back to Aaron’s advice on rewriting and “killing your darlings” — chip away at anything
that isn’t related to the main conflict.
“This is what poets are paid for—to look at clouds, watch chipmunks. Someone has to keep an eye on these things. And if not the poets, who else has the time for it?”
My writing process consists of two main steps.
Step 1: Make a mess. I write one or two drafts
in long hand, making a mess as a I cross out words or
entire lines. I don’t try to be tidy.
Step 2: Tidy it up. I type the poem up on a
computer, tidying it as I make it into a printed object.
If this method resonates with you, write your
next poem in long-hand in your notebook and feel
free to make a mess with strike-throughs, asides in the
margin, and the like before you type it up on a screen.
How does the typed up version look on the
page? Is it thin, sprawling, even or jagged? Are you
moved to make adjustments in the poem, such as
shortening or lengthening lines, for the sake of giving
your poem a definite shape?
Aries
Aries
Aries always mark the begining of something. Its usually adventurous and passionate.
One Thing Should Lead to Another
Each element of a plot — each scene, each line — should
come out of what preceded it and lead to what follows. Aristotle thinks the worst mistake you
can make in plotting is to have episodes “succeed one another without probable or necessary
sequence.” Remember, each scene has a purpose — it should move the story forward.
Make an executive Opinion—Doris Kearns Goodwin
Once you’ve solicited the opinions of your team,
consider their input, then make an executive decision.
Sometimes things will go exactly as you planned, but
chances are you’ll end up making the wrong call at
some point in your life or career. If a decision goes
awry, then you must own responsibility for it. As long
as you put integrity and character first, you’ll be able
to offer an honest and compelling defense of your
position.
As FDR told his staff members: “You and I
know people who wear out the carpet walking up and
down worrying whether they have decided something
correctly. Do the very best you can in making up your
mind, but once your mind is made up, go ahead.”
“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.”
― Voltaire
― Voltaire
“Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love.”
― Rumi
“With all the fearful strain that is
upon me night and day, if I did not
laugh I should die.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin
—Abraham Lincoln
• Genre
In a tragedy, your main character should undergo a major change of fortune — almost
always from good to bad, happy to sad. In comedy, even though your characters have defects,
their defects should never wind up being painful or destructive. Tragic characters have to suffer.
Comic characters make it through unscathed.
“Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.”
― Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
N) Nickleback
What Do You Like But Are Kind Of Embarrassed To Admit?
Adult Alternative. What did nickleback ever do to anyone besides a few bleeding ears.
Time Emphasized
The repetition of time emphasizes it and the fresh language afterwards is emphasized as well, because it is the excuse for saying the word a second time.
” If the government and people of the USA, have a word to speak for the salvation of the world. Now is the time. And now, is the last time, when words will be of any use.”
Churchill speech at London 1938.
In my essay “Poetry, Pleasure, and the Hedonist Reader,” I outline several pleasures of poetry, including the pleasure of dance (rhythm); the pleasure of sound (words); the pleasure of travel (using written work to transport us to different worlds); the pleasure of metaphoric connection (surprise and new perspectives); the pleasure of companionship (memorization); and others. To read more about these multisensory qualities, find the essay in the book The Eye of the Poet: Six Views of the Art and Craft of Poetry (Oxford University Press, 2001).
The Pleasures of Poetry
“You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?”
-Rumi
Credible, Consistent Characters
Credible characters follow, more or less, universal rules of probability. Again, if you’re wondering if you’ve written a credible character, don’t ask, “Could
that person exist?” Instead ask, “Would the audience be likely to understand a person like that?”
“You’re not playing secretary to your thoughts and feelings by just writing them down… the act of composition is an experience.”
Take Marie’s advice and do a free write. In your notebook, give yourself 10 minutes to simply write whatever comes to mind, not letting your pen or pencil leave the page, and not revising. After ten minutes has passed, review what you wrote. How does the subject and tone change from the beginning to end? Is there anything
you might want to lift for a new poem?
Drama Is not History:
Real life is full of confusion, chaos, and contradiction — good storytelling
isn’t. Don’t ever let a dedication to “the facts” get in the way of crafting a tight, understandable story. Relate this to how Aaron writes with the “more important truth” when he’s incorporating research.
Listen and Learn—Doris Kearns Goodwin
Listen and Learn
Make it clear that differing perspectives are
welcome in your business, field, or organization by
creating opportunities for others to voice their
opinions and concerns.
Embrace Failure:
One way of ensuring that your team feels comfortable
taking risks is to embrace failures—recognizing the
good intentions and hard work that went into the
decision making. Turning failure on its head can inspire
the people who work for you and lead to lessons that
may well inform future success.
Y) Yourself
If You Could Send One Letter To Yourself In The Past Without The Goal Of Making Yourself Rich (No Lotto Numbers, Stock Picks, Etc.), What Age Would You Choose And What Would The Letter Say?
Study a lot harder.