Assignment 2

The History of an Object

Choose something you have in your home. This can be an item of great personal value or an everyday object you rarely think about. Study the object. Write your ideas for 5 minutes straight. Don't worry about telling a story or making sense. Any thoughts, lists, or observations will do, as long as they revolve around the object.

Now tell the history of the object. You may list different events in the "life" of the object, whether you know them to be true or not. If you want to take a conventional angle and simply write about it, go ahead. If you want to personify and write from the first person, that's okay, too.

What's important here is that you focus on the sound of your words. Be sure to include at least one example of each of the following: assonance, alliteration, rhyme, and repetition. The format is up to you.