CREATIVE
WRITING
Q&A SESSION
Week 1
ROLL
CALL
CREATIVE VS.
TECHNICAL
WRITING
SUBJECT
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PURPOSE
02
TARGET AUDIENCE
03
CONTENT
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05 FORM
LANGUAGE
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VOCABULARY
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08 TONE
09 STYLE
Life experience
To entertain, to educate
General audience
CREATIVE
subjective, imaginative, informative,
metaphorical, symbolic
Prose, poetry
Figurative, indirect
General
informal, artistic, figurative
subjective, light, conversational
SUBJECT
01
PURPOSE
02
TARGET AUDIENCE
03
CONTENT
04
05 FORM
LANGUAGE
06
VOCABULARY
07
08 STYLE
09 TONE
Scientific, academic, technical
to inform, to instruct, to persuade, to sell
Specific group
TECHNICAL
Objective, factual, informative,
straightforward
Connected discourses
Literal, direct
Specialized
Formal, standard, academic
Objective, serious
SENSORY IMAGERY
Imagery that engages the reader’s
five senses.
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Visual
Auditory
Olfactory
Tactile
Gustatory
Kinesthetic
VISUAL IMAGERY
Put on your sunglasses. We're about to go on a
sensory ride including bright bursts of sunlight,
the verdant glades of Scotland, and delicate
slips of moonlight through frost-covered glass.
As she stepped out of the office building, she
thought the bright, beaming sunlight would blind
her.
AUDITORY IMAGERY
She awoke to the chirping of birds and the
soft whisper of a breeze as it passed
through the tree outside her window.
OLFACTORY IMAGERY
“She walked into the abandoned home
and caught the scent of mothballs. The
pungent odor immediately transported
her back to her grandmother's attic,
riddled with tattered leather jackets and
walls of cardboard boxes.”
GUSTATORY IMAGERY
The salty, sweet flavor of salt water taffy
was Carrie's very favorite thing about
going to the beach for summer vacation.
TACTILE IMAGERY
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As I tumbled down the hill, the loose rocks
raced alongside me, pricking my hands and
face like a hundred tiny knives.
The little puppy accosted me as he slobbered
my face with his wet and eager tongue.
I had no choice but to pet his cotton soft fur.
KINESTHETIC IMAGERY
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Jerking her head in his direction
Flipping the pages
Water gurgling on the shore
Beating of heart
Slithering in the alley
Running his hand through his hair
FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE
A device in writing where
the writer employs figures of
speech and literary devices
to enhance the message
being delivered to the
reader.
DICTION
The linguistic choice of a
writer in conveying his idea
and established the style
and voice of the written
piece.
TYPES OF DICTION
FORMAL
INFORMAL SLANG
PEDANTIC COLLOQUIAL
CONCRETE
POETIC
ABSTRACT
CLOSE READING OF A
LITERARY TEXT
Read the text
Look into the
specifics
Integrate
Knowledge and
ideas
Write your
analysis
"Let me live, love, and say it well
in good sentences."
—SYLVIA PLATH
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