Write a short autobiographical story about some fight or misunderstanding between yourself and either a friend, sibling, parent, or guardian. Critically, the story should be told from the point of view of “older you” looking back at “younger you,” with an understanding of the situation that you didn’t have at the time, creating dramatic irony.
In most cases, you as an adult will clearly understand that YOU as a child were in the wrong—and revealing this will make us readers see your friend, sibling, parent, or guardian with new respect and appreciation. See the poem at right as an example of how this can be done in a short space.
The story doesn’t have to be long—just 100 or 200 words will do—but it should have a clear beginning, middle, and end … and it should include at least SOME dialogue as Soto’s story does, to help slow the pace of the narrative and help the reader become emotionally involved in it.
Finally, keep in mind that you can use the phrase “LITTLE DID HE KNOW” to help you introduce / generate dramatic irony (which I discussed last week).
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