creative writing final

profound

showing great insight; strongly felt

dignitiy

the quality of being considered worthy of respect and acting accordingly

oblibion

the state of being forgotten unaware or obliterated

perservere

to stay with something despite struggle

soporific

sleep inducing

scintillating

brilliant liveliy sparkling

cathartic

causing a release of emotion

superficial

shallow

ambiguity

the quality of having more than one possible meaning

tenacity

a charecter quality of strong determination

felicity

vivid

clear bright brilliant

quixotic

hopelessly romantic

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GRAY

cynic

someone who finds fault

curmudgeon

a crabby person

scrupulous

attentive to detail, concerned about avoiding mistakes

visceral

from your gut, originating in emotion not logic

complacent

satisfied with metioctiry

pseudonym

pen name name you write under which isn’t your real name

debauched

completely immorral no values of right or wrong

eclectic

collected from the very best of several catagories

self-deprecating

humorously modest and self critical

scathing

bitterly critical

effusive

over the top in emotion or expression

snarky

crabby sassy and sarcastic

facetious

playfully humorous and not to be taken seriously

parody

humorous exageration of a work that already exists

idyllic

pleasing in natural simplicity happy and peaceful

nostalgic

having a bittersweet longing for the past

ambialent

having simultaneous contradicting emotions

poignant

keenly sturring to the emotions

sanguine

confidently optimistic

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i feel like torin would be sanguine

sentimental

ruled by emotions

dispassionate

not easily moved

pensive

engaged in deep thought

whimsical

playful and charmingly unpredictable

aesthetic

having an appreciation for beauty

sublime

perfect noble and of high worth

ineffable

cannot be expressed in words

nuance

a subtle difference

edifying

morally or spiritually beneficial

macabre

gruesome, dealing with death

maniacal

insane

surreal

resembling dreams more than reality

epiphany

sudden revelation of insight "ah ha" moment

conviction

strongly held belief

incredulous

tend to doubt

cynical

tending to find fault

excruciating

extremely painful

cataclysmic

catastrophic

succinct

brief

terry tempest williams

b 1955

american writer and educator

conservationist and activist

writer in residence at harvard divinity school

sam cook

b. 1948

duluth writer of essays and books

outdoor focus

wrote for duluth news tribune for 38 years

diablo cody (brooke busey)

b. 1978

lived in minneapolis

discovered via blog by hollywood producer

won best screenplay oscar: juno

dave barry

b. 1947

humor columnist and novelist

appeared in more than 500 newspapers

won the pulitzer prize for commentary

flight of the concords

comedy duo bret mckenzie and jermaine clement

new zealand

musicians comedians and actors

e.e. cummings

1894-1962

american experimental poet

critics didn’t understand him

wrote romantic transcendentalism

langston hughes

1902-1967

harlem renaissance writer

jazz poetry

known for portrayals of black like in 20’s to 60’s america

edgar allan poe

1809-1849

american gothic writer of fiction and poetry

short stories : “the tell tale heart” poetry : the raven the bells

inventor of the modern detective story

taylor swift

1989

singer songwriter actor producer and director

debuted in 2006 self titled album

noninated for over 1000 awards 500+ wins

%%mary%% shelly

1797-1851

english writer

parents were famous writers

wrote %%frankenstien%% (considered the first sci fi novel) when she was 18

joy harjo

1951

member of the creek nation

award winning poet musician playwrite and author

23rd poet laureate of the us first native american poet laureat

kurt vohnegut

1922-2007

american writer novels plays short stories non fiction

slaughter house five (1962) his 6th novel, was his breakthrough

fought in WWII and was captured in the battle of the bulge

ambrose bierce

1842-1914?

served as a union army officer during the civil war

wrote civil war and supernatural stories and the devils dictionary

wrote scathing criticisms as a journalist and a journalist and editorialist

steven king

b. 1947

64 novels, over 200 short stories (as of 2022)

5 nonfiction books

numerous awards including national medal of arts

gwendolyn brooks

1917-2000

influential poet

first black author to win a pulitzer

first black woman appointed national poet laureate

writing helps you _____ who you are

discover

writing enhances your _____

creativity

stream of consciousness writing follows a character’s or writers flow of ____ as they occur

thoughts

writing in flow is a state of writing where ideas stream onto the page without interruption or _____

distraction

creative means having the ability to create things that are

new original and unique

how should you measure whether or not something you do is creative

i am the only standard

a myth about creativity

some people just don’t have the ability to be creative

what does CORE in creativity stand for?

Curiosity

Openness

Risk

Energy

what side of the brain does writing come from

left

when your without ideas for writing or even just mentally fatigued…

try using your right brain for a while

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look up from what you’re doing

do something artistic

do something athletic

steps of the creative writing process

1. get ideas
2. organize
3. write
4. revise
5. edit

revise vs edit

revise = better overall writing - detail pacing meaning clarity order

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edit = technical stuff - spelling punctuation

show, don’t

tell

appeal to the

senses

to fix dull diction start with weak

verbs

the weakest word to start a sentence with

there

five factors that contribute to voice

diction - word choice

tone - mood or attitude

rhythm - created primarily through sentence length and syntax

imagery how the writer paints pictures

detail

ms warmanens advice for developing your writing voice

just start talking on paper

first simple rule for good writing

be ____

be ==specific==!

second simple rule for good writing

use _____ voice

use ==active== voice

third simple rule for good writing

use _____ structure

use ==parallel== structure

fourth simple rule for good writing

vary sentence _____ and ______

vary sentence ==structure== and ==length==

fifth simple rule for good writing

prefer strong ___ __and strong__ ______ over adjectives and adverbs

prefer strong ==nouns== and strong ==verbs== over adjectives and adverbs

sixth simple rule for good writing

avoid _____

avoid ==cliches==

poetry is the language of

emotion

LOOK AT PAGE 42 AND 43!!!!!!!!!!!!

what gives a poem a beat

syllables

iambic pentameter mirrors your

heartbeat

how many feet are in iambic pentameter?

5 per line

one foot has how many syllables? and which one is stressed

2 syllables, second one is stressed

parts of plot in order

exposition

narrative hook

rising action

climax

falling action

resolution

4 different points of view

first person - narrator uses i or me

third person - he she and they

* third person knows only one character’s thoughts
* omniscient third person - kingknows thoughts of more than one person, usually all
* limited third person - doesn’t know anyone’s thoughts

king says writing is ____

no clue

the _____ is not your friend

no clue