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Lesson 1 - Introduction To Creative Writing

Creative writing includes various forms of narrative and poetic expression such as fiction, poetry, plays, and songs. It aims to both entertain and share human experiences through imaginative works. Effective creative writing employs sensory details, diction, figurative language, and literary devices to engage readers and convey messages or establish style. Common figurative devices include similes, metaphors, personification, and irony which use creative comparisons to describe people and ideas.

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Lesson 1 - Introduction To Creative Writing

Creative writing includes various forms of narrative and poetic expression such as fiction, poetry, plays, and songs. It aims to both entertain and share human experiences through imaginative works. Effective creative writing employs sensory details, diction, figurative language, and literary devices to engage readers and convey messages or establish style. Common figurative devices include similes, metaphors, personification, and irony which use creative comparisons to describe people and ideas.

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What is creative

writing?
• Is also known as art of “making
things up” and traditionally
known as “literature”
• Its main purpose is to both
entertain and share human
experience
• any writing that goes outside the
bounds of other forms of
literature, typically identified by
an emphasis on narrative craft,
character development, and the
use of literary tropes or with
various traditions of poetry and
poetics
Some types of creative
writing include:
– Poetry
– Plays
– Movie & Television scripts
– Fiction
– Songs
– Speeches
– Memoirs
– Personal Essays
Creative
Writing

Technical Academic
Writing Writing
• Details that you observe
using your five senses –
including your sight, sound,
touch, smell, and taste.

• Writers employ them to


engage the reader’s interest
as they are brought into the
world the writer has created

• Sensory details give one’s


writing the universal feel
“ I went to the store and
bought some flowers.
Then, I headed to the
meat department. Later, I
realized I forgot to buy
bread.”
“ Upon entering the grocery
store, I headed directly to the
flower department, where I
spotted yellow tulips. As I
tenderly rested the tulips in my
rusty shopping cart, I caught a
whiff of minty dried eucalyptus,
so I added the fragrant forest
green bouquet of eucalyptus to
my cart. While heading for the
meat department, I smelled the
stench of seafood, which made
my appetite disappear.”
LET’S TRY:

“The car hit the pole.”


LET’S TRY:

“The dog ate the


turkey.”
• Refers to the linguistic
choices a writer makes to
effectively convey an idea,
a point of view, or tell a
story.

• Is the careful selection of


words to communicate a
message or helps establish
a distinctive voice and style
• Can create a certain that
supports a purpose

• Can support the setting

• Can establish a narrative


voice and tone

• Can bring characters to life


8 common types of diction:

– Formal Diction
– Informal Diction
– Pedantic Diction
– Colloquial Diction
– Slang Diction
– Abstract Diction
– Concrete Diction
– Poetic Diction
LET’S TRY:

Write a conversation between a


shy type high school boy and a
60 year old stranger

Make sure to be able to explain


which type of diction you used
and why
• A word or phrase is used in
a non-literal sense

• It adorns the language,


adds colors and interest,
awakens the reader’s
imagination, and causes a
moment of excitement

– Example: “He ran like a wind”


instead of “He ran fast”
Some examples:

• Based on similarities
– Simile
– Metaphor
– Personification
– Apostrophe – addressing of a
usually absent person or a
usually personified thing
• Example: Twinkle Twinkle little
star, how I wonder what you are
Some examples:

• Based on association
– Metonymy – substitution
of the name of an
attribute

» Example: crown to represent


the king/monarch; White House
to represent the America’s
government; Red Tape for
corruption or bureaucracy
Some examples:

• Based on association
–Synecdoche – a part is made
to represent the whole or vice
versa
» Example: wheels for car,
country name to
represents a national team
Some examples:

• Based on sound effects


–onomatopoeia – formation of
a word from the sound
associated with what is
named
» Example: moo for cow,
quack for ducks, ring ring
for telephone, splash for
water
Some examples:

• Based on sound effects


–alliteration – repetition of
consonant sounds especially
at the beginning of words

» Example: tongue twisters,


catchy brand names like
Coca Cola, Kitkat, Dunkin
Donuts, advertisements
like “Don’t Drink and
Drive”
Some examples:

• Hyperbole – intentional
exaggeration for emphasis or
comic effect

» Example: “I am gonna die


without Wifi.”
Some examples:

• Symbolism – using of an object


that stands for something else

» Example: fire as a symbol


for passion or destruction;
wilted/dead flowers for
faded love or passion; road
trip for self-discovery
journey
Some examples:

• irony – words are used in such a


way that their intended
meaning is different from the
actual meaning of the words

» Example: dramatic irony,


verbal irony, situational
irony
Some examples:

 Verbal irony – difference in


meaning to what is said (usually
pertains to sarcasm)

» Example: “The doctor is as


kind hearted as a wolf”; “The
desert was as cool as a bed of
burning coals”; “My friend’s
kids get along like cats and
dogs.”
Some examples:

 Situational irony – what actually


happens is not what is expected to
happen

» Example: a character hears a


rustling sound in a bush
expecting a scary ghost/person
to come out instead, a cat
comes out; marriage proposal
where you expect the girl to say
yes but walks out of the
proposal
Some examples:

 Dramatic irony – difference


between what a character knows
and what the reader knows where
characters are oblivious of the
situation, but the audience is not.

» Example: the audience


knowing a character is about to
die but the other characters in
the series/movie do not know

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