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Apprentice to the Flower Poet Z
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Plot Summary of Apprentice to the Flower Poet Z
"Annabelle is an undergraduate poet in big bad New York City who lands a coveted internship as apprentice to the poet called 'Z' - but is Annabelle's mentor going to help her or destroy her? Witty observations and poetic allusions pepper this work as Annabelle runs Z's errands, does Z's research, and contributes to Z's poetry projects, while trying to develop her own poetic/romantic self. Yet, she can't keep all of Z's secrets of extramarital affairs and backstabbing when it costs her her own integrity. "
Linda Napikoski, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Apprentice to the Flower Poet Z
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Plot
Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Training/promotions story Yes
Life of a profession: - writer
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Job/Profession/Status story Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - student
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - Jewish
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - scholar
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes
Eccentric: - obsessed - eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
City? Yes
City: - New York

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of hetero sex
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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