Recently, in class, we've been working on a more narrative style of writing news stories. This obituary, about the life of Britain's only male speaking clock, is very descriptive and cleverly written. The author incorporated time directly into his piece by re-organizing sentences and paragraphs so reading it felt like the tick of a clock. Also, the author began by beautifully describing all the places we see time:
"OVER the centuries, Time has dripped in water-clocks and whispered in hour-glasses, ticked in watches and boomed sonorously from bell-towers. Romantics heard it in the roar of avalanches, the creak of glaciers, the crackle of fire in timber and the long susurration of waves on the shore."
I though this lead was a really cool way to start a story because it hooked you with its beautiful descriptions and also hinted at the subject of the story by showing time in nature.
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