Tutor profile: Emily S.
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Subject: Writing
What is an extended metaphor? Why might an author use an extended metaphor in a story or poem?
An extended metaphor is a metaphor which is used repeatedly and developed over the course of a piece of writing. Using an extended metaphor allows the author to create more depth in their story, relate plot points to one another directly, and keep the reader engaged.
Subject: Music
Please give one example of a piece of music that was inspired by or explicitly incorporates art of a different medium (apart from poetry).
Caroline Shaw's "Partita for 8 Voices" was inspired, in part, by Sol LeWitt's "Wall Drawing 305", which consists of one hundred random specific points drawn in black pencil and crayon according to LeWitt's written instructions.
Subject: English
What is a Bildungsroman? Please give one example and explain what makes it a Bildungsroman.
A Bildungsroman is a novel depicting one's coming-of-age or formative years. James Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" is a Bildungsroman; the novel follows the protagonist, Stephen Dedalus, as he grows up and ponders spirituality, sexuality, and shame.
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