Aclassic creation story tells how the world was made or humanity came into existence. however, a creation story doesn’t have to be limited to the origin of the world. for this exercise, write a short story two paragraphs to a page in length outlining the creation of something. it can outline the creation of a character, a world, or an idea, as long as it contains the elements of a specific type of creation story. give the story a title and include the category of creation story in the title. before you work on this question, review the story presented in the video as well as the creation story elements presented in this lesson. after you have written the story, read through it and look for ways to improve it, in addition to checking for spelling and grammatical errors. try to refine the narration by using more precise words and phrases and adding details and imagery. examine the structure of the story and try adding narrative techniques such as dialogue and reflection.

Read the excerpt from "a defence of poetry.” poetry thus makes immortal all that is best and most beautiful in the world; it arrests the vanishing apparitions which haunt the interlunations of life, and veiling them, or in language or in form, sends them forth among mankind, bearing sweet news of kindred joy to those with whom their sisters abide—abide, because there is no portal of expression from the caverns of the spirit which they inhabit into the universe of things. poetry redeems from decay the visitations of the divinity in man. which details from the excerpt provide more information about shelley’s idea that poetry "makes immortal all that is best and most beautiful in the world”? check all that apply. arrests the vanishing apparitions which haunt the interlunations of life sends them forth among mankind, bearing sweet news to those with whom their sisters abide no portal of expression from the caverns of the spirit redeems from decay the visitations of the divinity in man