...And now for something completely different...
American freshmen everywhere are studying for the End of Course Test. Today, my English Lit classes were reviewing certain literary terms, and I asked this question:
me: How might an author establish mood in a story?
(possible answers might include things having to do with setting, tone, etc.)
student: Oh, I don't know-- light some candles, throw some rose petals around...
Sometimes, freshmen are very, very funny people.