Sunday, February 27, 2011

The Stories Summarized in Six Words

Can you summarize an entire work of literature in six words?

Excerpt from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland:
Curious tea party unveils ubiquitous madness
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb:
Thumbless escape foils counterfeit silver operation.
The Red-Headed League:
Red-Headed League dissolved: fugitive's whereabouts solved.
The Importance of Being Earnest:
Tutor's handbag story reveals earnest moniker.

This mash-up adds pictures and music to the six-word summaries. Write your six-word summaries in the comments.

8 comments:

  1. The adventure of the engineer's thumb 6 words summary:
    Maybe dream, but still no thumb.

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland summary:
    White rabbit's appointment followed by Alice.

    The White Rabbit

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  2. Six Word Summary By: Cheshire Cat

    The Red Headed League:

    Intriguing Employment Opportunity, Criminal Identity Revealed.

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  3. Six-Word summary by the White Rabbit of The Red-Headed League:
    Red-head manipulated, robbery failed, detective congratulated.

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  4. After an unfruitful cogitation only six word could describe the whole ''The importance of being Earnest'' play :
    ''which one shall we call Earnest?''

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  5. Late Rabbit Leads to Young Adulthood

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  6. The Importance of Being Earnest:

    Ironic social criticism of Victorian customs

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  7. As she shrunk, she wandered off. --Mad Hatter

    Red-Headed League:
    Gullible red-head needs honest assistant soon.
    Engineer's Thumb:
    Penny forger forgets lantern left behind.
    Alice in Wonderland:
    Earthly creatures scare small little girl.

    Importance of Being Earnest:
    Algernon is Ernest. Jack is Earnest.
    Engineer's Thumb:
    No fuller's-earth, no guineas, no thumb.

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