Style Guide

 In Scene one of “Unexpected Love”, the character Dexter is dynamic and the passage that really caught my attention is the part where Dexter comes out of the limousine. The beginning of the narration is very well described, but when Dexter comes out of the Limousine after his brothers come out of the car, it Read More …

Often adventure movies have changes in intensity from one scene to the next. In Group 4’s adventure story, the final scene had two of these changes which we will call “beat changes”. The first beat change occurred when Becca and James broke the horror movie film that their mother was watching, which allowed the kids Read More …

Dialog is one of the most critical parts in many types of literature; it can be used to move along the plot and can even add necessary detail or imagery to a scene. It is essential in literary works, to show or carry out the storyline in a way that the underlying themes and goals, Read More …

The story “Unexpected Love” is a story that focuses on an unlikely romantic couple and the story of how they fall in love over the course of three days. Written by four anonymous authors, the piece is well put together and demonstrates character development while maintaining the pace of plot development. The authors make effective Read More …

In the last scene of “The Violin”, the Jhin is being arrested by police for the murder that he committed. As he is being led away, Jhin lashes out in anger upon seeing Jink, whose father had been viciously slain in the murder. In a long dialogue, Jhin describes every detail that lead up to Read More …

The selected passage is Stacy’s character response in Scene two of The Tape. In the previous scene, Stacy’s children went to bed after watching the trending horror film, The Fatal Cleansing. The storm also broke a window, which Stacy began fixing. In the response, Stacy digresses from the broken window to fix the power supply Read More …

            Harmonia is a story that follows Diana, a young women, as she quits farming and transforms her cornfield into a music festival destination after the death of her father. It’s a coming of age tale that shows Diana discovering a way to incorporate her love for music into her Read More …

Group 3 in their first Scene had a very compelling story with vivid descriptions appealing to a reader using visual rhetoric through word choices and phenomena explained. The audience and the scene is set with a vivid prom scene,   “Limousines and cars pull up one by one, in front of (name) High School, sweeping Read More …

          When creating a piece of writing, whether it be a fictional story, research paper, etc., it is important for the writer(s) to take into consideration their audience, or at the very least, their intended audience of the story. Such is the case, in regards to audience awareness, when it comes Read More …

Source: “The Tape.” Storium, Scene 3, https://storium.com/game/group-4–2/act-1/scene-3   The passage and conflict of “The Tape”  is immediately introduced by the narrator as two children, Becca and James, anxiously and dreadfully wait in a corner of their room, contemplating what the dark figure that lurks within their home is. The narrator portrays their frightened state well, Read More …

One of the passages in the third scene of “The Violin” stood out to me as the most interesting. It is the narration of Jhin about the recollection of the murder his own father, which is right after Jink finds out that Jhin is the killer. It shows a detailed description of the murder and Read More …

          When creating a piece of writing, whether it be a fictional story, research paper, etc., it is important for the writer(s) to take into consideration their audience, or at the very least, their intended audience of the story. Such is the case, in regards to audience awareness, when it comes Read More …

As a modern rendition of the classic fairytale Cinderella, “Unexpected Love” is the thrilling story of a so-called nerd, Dexter, finding love in Marissa, the most beautiful girl in school, at his prom only to have run away from this romance to protect himself from his jock brothers, who cannot stand the idea of defeat. Read More …

Through reading the various scenes from the Storium stories written by fellow students, I find that many include ominatio. As defined by Dr. Gideon Burton, Ominatio is a rhetorical figure meaning a prophecy of evil, or an ominous foreshadow. (Burton) The use of Ominatio creates the center of the stories’ conflicts. By foreshadowing future conflicts, Read More …

When writing, authors make many rhetorical choices to best satisfy their intended audience’s needs. As social creatures, humans can be sucked into a story through the invocation of their emotions whether that is cheerful, sad, hopeful, etc. Pathos is a very useful tool to add another dimension to a story by appealing to the audience’s Read More …

Ominatia, in all its entirety, is often times used in the rhetorical context to allude to or foreshadow future events, specifically those of an ominous, prophetic type. It is most commonly incorporated into works that require some sort of invocation of fear or suspense. Therefore, Ominatia is very much so prevalent in the horror genre Read More …

Rhetorical figures flood the lines and pages of virtually everything we read or say on a daily basis, including this very sentence. The language used in these figures can often be utilized to obtain or maintain attention, evoke emotion, relay information effectively, etc. In many cases, one or more of the three artistic proofs are Read More …

Style Guide #3   One of the most important elements of writing a story is drawing emotional responses from the readers. In many of the Storium stories, the authors used pathos for unique purposes for each story. “Unexpected Love” and “The Violin” demonstrates effective use of pathos on multiple parts. Since the authors of these Read More …

Throughout all the Storium stories, characters have faced many problems that have led them to make decisions that have affected others. For some, there were positive consequences from such decisions. However, certain characters had the urge to get revenge on those who, according to the offendee, have committed an act of ill will against them. Read More …

          Each of the stories created within the Storium projects involve many distinct character personalities. These characters have a vital role in developing the atmosphere and plot of their stories, but in what ways is the manner of describing these characters useful to the stories being told? The development of characters Read More …

Late night on Monday, I received a phone call from my mother that a good friend of mine had been hospitalized for attempting suicide. The initial shock I felt is hard to describe, but after a day or two I decided I wanted to do something about it. Since I have been thinking so much Read More …

In the world of writing, there are a plethora of rhetorical devices that authors employ in order to concisely get their point across to the reader. However, there is one particular rhetorical device that is prevalent in most works and is rather important to the coherence of the piece. One of the most important rhetorical Read More …

Onomatopoeia is defined as, “[t]he formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named”. While we use words to describe or narrate what happens, the utilizing onomatopoeia attracts the readers into the world the writer has created. The main purpose of this rhetorical device is to grab the readers’ attention by stimulating Read More …

In the story Unexpected Love, a geeky protagonist, Dexter, and his three jock brothers pursue the same girl on prom night, Marissa Sanders, trying to impress her and win her over. Throughout the story, multiple rhetorical devices such as encomium, antithesis, and euphonies are used to develop the characters, specifically Marissa, and to allow the Read More …

A Simile, according to the silva rhetoricae website,  is “an explicit comparison, often (but not necessarily) employing ‘like’ or ‘as.’” (Burton, 2016). It is a rhetorical device that is utilized by many writers in order to fully express details of a story including but not limited to;  settings, characters, events, and situations. Rhetorical devices are Read More …

Hyperbole is a type of metaphor that uses exaggeration to draw readers into the stories. In the storium stories, hyperbole is effectively applied to created drama, horror, and comedy. In this essay, I will be illustrating the use of hyperbole in creating image and ideas, as well as evoking emotions. Thus, the authors’ rhetorical figure Read More …

When it comes to writing, especially fictional writing, there can be many strategies and available tools to use in order to catch the attention of the intended audience. Among the various tools, a common one is the use of Pathos, that is, the appeal to the audience’s emotion. This strategy is especially popular when it Read More …

Anaphora is “the repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses, sentences, or lines” (Burton). In The Violin, anaphora is used and helps the character development of Jhin being used when presenting Jhin in two sides of his character: innocence and guilt. The use of anaphora, “He remembers…. Read More …

The utilization of stylistic vs grammatical priority in writing often times changes a reader’s impression of the story depending on how much the author depends on syntactical effectiveness of their word choice, placement, and coordination of sentences. It is a constant debate of whether or not grammar, formal convention or stylistic emphasis, unorthodox convention is Read More …

Language is a powerful tool and has a certain degree of fluidity that allows it to bend and adapt to the given circumstances. The use of language is backed by a set of grammatical rules, in which the execution and enforcement of these rules are heavily dependent on the context. For example, in modern American Read More …

        It is common knowledge in literature that when one writes, it’s imperative to use proper grammar and structure sentences in a cohesive fashion. However, within many works of fiction that is not the case. Building the world within takes precedence over being correct in grammar. By focusing solely on the grammar Read More …

In any successful piece of writing grammar is the glue that holds it together, yet without these normal grammatic conventions, many successful stories function well. In our class’ Storium Scenes we have varying accounts of grammar conventions both proper and somewhat not proper. In stories like The Tape, grammar is used to intricately that it Read More …

English is a very widely spoken language across the globe, and its key function is to allow for communication, which entails talking or writing as well as understanding between two or more people. Grammar is an important part of the English language because it standardizes the way people speak, write, and learn the English language. Read More …

  When it comes to communication, writing has become one of the most common ways of doing so, whether it be online, or on a physical medium. Looking back, society has taught us early on that proper grammar and spelling usage is an integral part of writing, as one can remember their grade school grammar Read More …

Style Guide 4 Sentence structure and flow in Harmonia scene 1 and The Violin scene 3.   A lower order writing concern deals with the sentence level, specific content of a piece of writing. One could isolate this sentence or paragraph from the rest of the story and modify it, as the lower order concern Read More …

In the world of writing, there are many things authors consider when they construct the work of art they are putting together. This ranges from word choice and diction to the outline, rhetorical devices, and even lower order writing concerns. There are many lower order writing concerns, which deal with the composition at the sentence Read More …

Grammar plays a very fundamental role in all languages around the world. It is a set of rules within a language, such as phonetics and syntax, that helps speakers understand each other’s ideas. It is imperative that such rules and structures be followed to avoid any kind of confusion. English, however, has proven itself as Read More …

Style Guide 4 Some argue that  correct grammar is not important while writing, but I believe that grammar is salient in order to have good writing. While it is not necessary to have perfect grammar in order to understand what the writer it is saying, I think good grammar creates a sense of professionalism in Read More …

The flexibility of the English language, in terms of syntax, diction, rhetoric choices allow authors freedom in their writing.  Writers often utilize the freedom to craft multifarious pieces that demonstrate their character, and their unique identity as writers. As a result, writers can choose different techniques to achieve different purposes. The Storium projects, in particular, Read More …

One of the most common English language grammar later-order is the proper use of capitalization. “Only use capital letters for proper nouns and at the beginning of a sentence.” A proper noun is defined as a “name” of a person, place, or a thing. I personally disagree with this later-order, especially with the word “only” Read More …

  Style Guide #4 Many authors employ unconventional stylistic choices when it comes to storytelling. For example, instead of having a dominant narrator, some have the characters narrate different scenes. Some audience may find this method creative and novel, but it has many downsides that can harm the reading experience. “The Tape” is a good Read More …