This week I continued reading stories from the Ramayana, specifically section C stories. Most of the stories were really easy to read, however there were some that were written in prose that was a little bit more difficult to grasp. Though overall it was a really interesting read! One story I like in particular was “The Armies.” I enjoyed how this story was written in the prose style format and the rhyming at the end of the phrases was done really well. I would want to incorporate this type of style into my own story, but I don’t want the whole story to be told this way. Instead, perhaps I will have an old wise character that talks only in rhymes and he will give my main character the tools to save the day. For instance, my wise character will give words of wisdom and also give foreshowing for what is to come for the other characters in the story. Another aspect I really liked from this story is the use of animals in human type roles. For example the apes and bears in this story represent soldiers making up the great armies. In my own story I plan on having animals that will represent human roles such as a bird that will act as a messenger between two kingdoms.
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