40 Book Challenge Blog

Define

When defining something, look at it carefully and identify the qualities that make it

meaningful.

• Define what makes an interesting story or poem.

• Define what is needed to make a good setting.

• Define what is needed for a reader to be able to relate to a character.

What is needed to make a good book or poem is the way the plot is built up the plot itself and the resolution. I believe that a good plot makes the book a better and more interesting thing to read. Another key thing is dialogue, if the book doesn't have dialogue it must be boring. Diologue is a key factor because it keeps the readers active throughout the story and more involved. If the reader isn't involved they can't really have a good understanding on the title they are reading. That is something you don't want to experience with a book because you may just abandon that book. 

Imagery is the biggest component on making a good setting because you need to keep the reader involved. Even though the book I'm reading which is Genius it is a picture book. Regardless it still uses great imagery. Even if the imagery isn't the best the book or poem would still be good but it'll be good as the imagery that is used. Another thing to add is how the author explains the setting. Does he use figurative language? What was the tone he was using to really give you an image on the setting? Tone could also be a huge part in setting because the way the authors invoice is set up shows how he/she feels about the setting and it brings in a stronger connection than before.

What is needed for a character to be able to relate to the reader is that the character needs to have regular everyday traits. For example, if the character hates his Language Arts class that is a decently relatable trait because several people can have that trait. A bad example would be loving to collect pen caps which is a trait that someone may have but many few other people will have. This is where the book or poems intended audience come into play. Every book has an intended audience wether it's and age group or a gender thing there will be a targeted audience. That is what also makes an affective book.