Aristotle divides this genre into quantitative divisions: prologue, episode, exodus, and choral unit (which can also be divided into parts). ... The writer should indulge his/herself in the emotions he is writing and the gestures that follow those emotions. ... By watching any episode of the "Drew Carey Show,"" or "Paradise Island,"" or "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,"" or virtually anything, he would be left writing more instructions on how to write good drama, and maybe, just maybe, finessing his wardrobe, grooming, and cooking. ...

• Word Count: 1287
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The book Valis, written by Philip K. Dick, is a hard book to put into a genre. It is part science fiction, part religion, part philosophy, and part autobiography. Dick took used elements of each to create a truly unique novel about a schizophrenic man's decent into insanity, the irrationality of t...

• Word Count: 1272
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

During his lifetime, Jim Henson, director and creator of Labyrinth, was most famous for his additions to the genre of children's fiction. ... Sharp, multilayered storytelling - absurd, affectionate and socially concerned - uses everything from modern media genres to folklore, playing to an intelligent audience " (Pompe, 2001). ... Henson's main goal when writing this film was to show the natural progression of age and maturation of the main character, while projecting major life changes in a tasteful manner. ...

• Word Count: 2010
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate