Project Director
Baker, Sybil
Department Examiner
Einstein, Sarah; Whorton, Kristine
Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Abstract
Poe defines a successful author of the short story as one who writes to create a singular effect, or felt sense, where a particular emotion is created in the reader. Every event, sentence, and word aids in achieving this specific effect, and if it does not, the author fails. In this craft paper, three craft books are used to examine three collections of short stories, analyzing the use of sentences to create a singular effect. Then, this craft is applied to three original short fiction pieces.
Acknowledgments
A special thank you to the members of my thesis committee: Professor Sybil Baker, Dr. Sarah Einstein, and Kristine Whorton. An additional thank you to The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's Office for Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavor (URaCE) for funding from the SEARCH grant. Finally, a very special thank you to the survivors of the 2016 Gatlinburg Fires, who opened their homes and stories to me.
Degree
B. A.; An honors thesis submitted to the faculty of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Bachelor of Arts.
Date
5-2019
Subject
Short stories, American
Name
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 -- Criticism and interpretation
Discipline
English Language and Literature
Document Type
Theses
Extent
49 leaves
DCMI Type
Text
Language
English
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
Date Available
5-4-2024
Recommended Citation
Scott, Jacquelyn Leigh Muncy, "The craft of felt sense: writing sentences to create singular effects" (2019). Honors Theses.
https://scholar.utc.edu/honors-theses/205
Department
Dept. of English