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The Thumping Three’s
Introduction Sentence Strategy
by Joy Boyd
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The Thumping Three’s
It was a year ago. It was night. It was a year ago. It was night. It was cold and windy.It was cold and windy.
-David Hill (2010)-David Hill (2010)
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What is this introduction strategy?
Three simple, short sentences all starting with the same word.
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•The strategy is rhythmic because of the odd number sentence balance.
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•This is a dramatic strategy even though the sentences each by themselves may not be that dramatic.
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•Together the sentences are powerful.
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•The sentences should not start with the word “the”. Uncommon words add to the dramatic effect.
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STUDENT SENTENCES:
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It was consuming. It was unbearable. It was pure, writhing silence.
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Nothing moved. Nothing made a sound. Nothing but silence.
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I was sharp. I was yellow. I was a Papermate No. 2 pencil.
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It was still. It was scary. It was coming.
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I was in the dark. I was alone. I felt like I was being watched.
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It was bright. It was hot. It was summer and I was dead.
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It was ten years ago. It was early morning. It was storming.
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There was darkness. There was five people. There was the taste of blood.
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I was a hamburger. I was closer to the mouth. I was in.
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I think you should know. I think I am what you know. I think I’m hollow and still moving like a shadow.
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It was consuming. It was unbearable. It was pure, piercing, writhing silence.
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It is alive. It is big. It killed me slowly.
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It was last night. It was dark. It was wild.
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It was happening. It was there. It was me.
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It ran. It stopped. It had a heart attack.
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It’s there. It’s gone. It’s there again.
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He never knew me. He never knew my fears. He never knew he killed me fiercely.
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No way in. No way out. No where to go.
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I was running. I was sweating. I was slowing down.
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It was a month ago. It was late night. It was when he killed me.
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There was silence. There was no moon out. There was nothing or nobody outside.
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I’m the monster. I’m the one who did this. I’m the one to blame.
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You don’t know what I am. You don’t know how to develop me. You won’t even see me.
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Never look back. Never ask questions of people. Never trust them.
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Nobody is here. Nobody cares. Nobody is listening.
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It was the day they prayed. It was the day they cried. It was the day I died.
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Nobody was weirder. Nobody was crazier. Nobody was my Grandpa.
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Nobody loves me. Nobody cares. Nobody would know if I was gone.
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She was little. She was happy. She hated everyone.
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It was lonely. It was calm. It did not know I was there.
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She was weird. She was happy. She was dumb.
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You were exhausted. You were hungry. You were burning up.
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She’s not breathing. She’s dead. She’s my sister.
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It was hot. It was sunny. It was summer.
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That was crazy. That was creepy. That was my sister.
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It was dark. It was cold. It was creepy.
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It was cold. It was storming. It was the perfect day.
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No windows. No door. No way out.