CREATIVE WRITING

creative writing

is the art of expressing

ideas, feelings, and stories in

an imaginative way.

Can be

fictional or imaginary

— invented

characters, worlds, or event

To

entertain, inspire, or express

the

writer’s imagination and feeling

Poems, short stories, plays, novels, fantasy

tales.

FULL CREATIVE FREEDOM U CAN INVENT ANYTHING

ARTISTIC EMOTIONAL SYMBOLIC

IMAGINATION AND ORIGINALITY

EXPRESSION OF FEELINGS

ARTISITC USE OF LANGUAGE

TO ENTERTAIN/INSPIRE

KEY FEATURES OF CREATIVE WRITING

CREATIVE NON FICTION

A form of writing that uses creative techniques

to tell

true stories

or real experiences.

BASED ON FACTS & REAL PEOPLE, ACTUAL EVENTS

INFORM/RELECT

PERSONAL ESSAYS JORUNALISM MEMOIRS

LIMITED BY TRUTH CAN BE CREATIVE BUT NOT IN WHAT U TELL

GROUNDED IN REAL EXPERIENCES

FICTION

a form of writing that comes from the

imagination of the author rather than

from real events. It tells stories about

characters, places, and situations that

may or may not be based on reality but

are invented or imagined

PICTURESQUE

INVOLVING

INNOVATIVE

INTRIGUING

ABSORBING

ENJOYABLE AND SATISFYING TO READ

WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF CREATIVE WRITING

DICTION

Diction 1:

The girl was scared.

Diction 2:

The girl trembled as she stared into the

dark hallway.

refers to the writer’s or

speaker’s choice of words. It’s about

how language is used to express

ideas, emotions, and tone

GIVE EX

STYLE

Rain fell steadily on the quiet streets. People

hurried home, carrying umbrellas.

Writer B:

The sky wept endlessly, washing the lonely streets

with silver tears

refers to the unique way a

writer expresses ideas through

words, sentence structure, rhythm,

and tone. It’s what makes one

writer’s work recognizable and

different from another’s

GIVE EX

TONE

is the

writer’s attitude or feeling

toward the subject, the

characters, or the audience

MOOD

the feeling or

atmosphere that a piece of

writing creates in the reader

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

is a way of using words or expressions that go

beyond

their literal meaning

to make writing or speech more

interesting, creative, and expressive.

It helps readers or listeners imagine, feel, or

understand something in a deeper way

SIMILE

METAPHOR

ALLITERATION

PERSONIFICATION

HYPERBOLE

APOSTROPHE

EUPHEMISM

LITOTES

ANTITHESIS

ANTICLIMAX

ALLUSION

SYNECDOCHE

METONYMY

OXYMORON

HYPOPHORA

(SMAPHAELAAASMOH)

WHAT ARE 15 FIGURES OF SPEECH

SIMILE

creates a comparison between two things by

using the words 'like', 'as' or 'than'

The desert was as dry as a bone.

E.g. Her tempers were like an uncontrollable storm.

E.g. He's faster than a speeding bullet.

METAPHOR

creates a comparison by stating that one thing

is another or that one thing does the actions of another

The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty

trees.

E.g. Her heart is a cold stone.

E.g. His stomach was a twisted storm of butterflies.

ALLITERATION

Repetition of the same beginning sound in words.

Examples:

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Busy bees buzzed by.

The wild wind whispered.

PERSONIFICATION

Attributing human characteristics to an inanimate

object, animal, or abstract idea.

E.g. As I climbed the stairs, the staircase groaned as if

awoken from a long sleep.

E.g. Seaweed snatched at his legs as he tried to swim

away.

E.g. The sun peaked out from behind the cloud.

HYPERBOLE

An extreme exaggeration to show strong feeling.

Examples:

I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.

He ran faster than lightning.

This bag weighs a ton

APOSTROPHE

Apostrophe is used when the speaker talks to

someone absent, dead, or to an object or idea as if it

could hear and reply.

Examples:

Oh, stars, guide me tonight!

Death, where is your sting?

O moon, light my path

EUPHEMISM

A polite or mild way to say something harsh.

Euphemisms soften harsh or unpleasant ideas to make

them sound more polite or gentle.

Examples:

He passed away. (died)

She is between jobs. (unemployed)

Senior citizen (old perso

LITOTES

Using negatives to express a positive meaning.

Examples:

She’s not bad at singing.

It’s no small achievement.

He’s not unfamiliar with success

ANTITHESIS

Using opposite ideas for contrast. It highlights contrast

between two ideas to make a point clearer or more

striking.

Examples:

Speech is silver, but silence is golden.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing.

ANTICLIMAX

A shift from something important to something silly or

unimportant. It creates humor or surprise by ending a

serious idea with something trivial or unimportant.

He lost his family, his fortune, and his cell phone.

For God, for country, and for ice cream!

The war, the peace, and the nap

ALLUSION

A brief reference to a famous person, event, or work. It

helps writers express big ideas quickly by referring to

something readers already know from history, myths, or

stories.

Examples:

He met his Waterloo.

She’s a real Cinderella.

This place is like Ede

SYNECDOCHE

A part represents the whole or vice versa. It uses a part to

stand for the whole, or the whole to stand for a part, to

make expression shorter and more vivid.

EXAMPLES:

All hands on deck. (hands = sailors)

The wheels are new. (wheels = car)

Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread (BREAD= FOOD IN

GENERAL)

METONYMY

A figure of speech in which a person, place or thing is

referred to by a part of it or something closely associated

with it. It makes language more vivid and symbolic by using

related words to represent people, places, or ideas.

Examples:

The pen is mightier than the sword.

Malacañang announced new guidelines today.

The crown will decide.

OXYMORON

Combines two opposite words for effect.

Examples:

Bittersweet memories

Deafening silence

Pretty ugly

HYPOPHORA

Asking a question and immediately answering it. It

helps the writer grab attention and make the message

more persuasive or clear.

Examples:

What makes life worth living? Love and hope.

Why study? Because knowledge is power.

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