Essays Tagged: "humorous story"

"The Eureka Phenomenon" by Isaac Asimov

was in a stressed out state of mind. Examples are provided all throughout the story, including the humorous story of King Hieron II and Archimedes.This story in a nutshell was about King Hieron II gi ... ly occupied his waking thoughts.) That statement was also irrelevant to the story, but it is small, humorous tidbits like that, that can keep the reader from losing focus on the story. I for one am on ...

(3 pages) 34 0 5.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors

Edgar Allan Poe

"The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Mask of the Red Death," while he defends himself in the humorous story "Never Bet the Devil Your Head." All three stories, however, deal with death an ... He responds to his critics and writers of moralistic fiction who oppose his immoral writings with a humorous story with a moral. The story's main character is Toby Dammit, who from an early age has be ...

(6 pages) 17 0 0.0 Mar/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

How To Tell A Story And The Celebrated Jumping Frog

wain clearly states what he considers to be the most important facets in the telling of a story, a "humorous" story to be specific, in How to Tell a Story. Twain's Celebrated Jumping Frog is an excell ... example of the style he preaches.Twain explains that the distinguishing factor in the telling of a humorous story as opposed to a "comic" or "witty" one is the manner in which it is told, not the mat ...

(2 pages) 2453 0 1.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"My Financial Career" by Stephen Leacock

n getting his job done ignoring his pride or if the people in the bank helped him warmly. This is a humorous story but the writer wrote the story based on real situations. He tells us that people in b ...

(2 pages) 13 0 0.0 Oct/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American