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Freshman English--Sample Opening Paragraph for Evaluative Essay on Stories
A Horse Frightened by a Lion, George Stubbs (1770)
Stories of mystery, horror, and suspense have always captivated readers. Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Cask of Amontillado," Richard Connell's short story "The Most Dangerous Game," and Stephen King's teleplay "Sorry, Right Number" combine elements of fiction to create tales that excite the reader's imagination through setting, mood, characterization, and figurative language. Poe creates the villainous Montressor who exacts revenge on an easily manipulated Fortunato. Connell presents his main character Rainsford with the horrific choice of being whipped to death or hunted down like an animal in a remote island jungle. King relates an eerie supernatural tale about a family devastated by the death of a father. Each one of these stories transports the reader to a time and place that is sure to thrill and intrigue.
