Creative Writing: Understanding Different Genres, Writing Styles, and Techniques, Study notes of Computer science

Download Creative Writing: Understanding Different Genres, Writing Styles, and Techniques and more Study notes Computer science in PDF only on Docsity! FIRST QUARTER Creative writing aims to capture the imagination of its readers through figurative language and imagery. a form of writing that aims to capture the imagination of the readers. It expresses the writer’s thoughts and feeling in a creative, unique, and poetic way. It uses figurative languages, senses, and emotions to express ideas and create a strong visual impact in the reader’s minds. creative writing does not just give facts and information but it causes emotional intrigue. can also be defined as the “art of making things up”—a form of artistic expression that draws from imagination to convey meaning through imagery, diction, figures of speech, and variations of language, narratives, and drama. Though the definition is rather loose, creative writing can for the most part be considered any writing that is original and self-expressive. Its primary purpose is to entertain and share human experiences such as love, pain, faith, and loss. Examples: - Poetry - Fiction - Plays - Speeches - Personal Essays - Memoirs - Songs - Movies and Scripts - Vignettes GENRES OF CREATIVE WRITING Literature may be classified into five categories or genres: . prose fiction . poetry . drama . nonfiction . creative nonfiction. OBR wWNRPR While all are art forms, each with its own requirements of structure and style, usually the first three are classified as imaginative literature. The genres of imaginative literature have much in common, but they have also distinguishing characteristics. -Solmerano, et. al, Vasquez and Lee (2017) as well as Solmerano, et. al discuss the above genres below: Prose fiction - a form of prose that depicts imaginary events and people. - Novels, novellas, and short stories fall under this category, although recent trends have also introduced us to other formats such as hyperlink fiction and six word stories. - pays close attention to elements central to fiction---plot, character, setting and conflict. - Research reports - Handbooks - Feasibility reports - Service Level Agreements (SLA) - Request for Proposal (RFP) - Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) According to Faulkner (2019) and Werner (2015), here are some of the benefits of reading for writers: 1. . Reading instills discipline in life. . Reading lets you understand what a reader wants — and what you 10. Reading increases vocabulary. need to give your own readers. . Reading gives strong fundamentals in story structure and plot development. . Reading enhances imagination and is a great way to get ideas. Reading gives you knowledge about latest trends. . Reading introduces various writing styles or ideas of stylistic items such as graceful narration, metaphor, transition, voice, and more. Reading shows you what is already been done. . Reading gives you both inspiration and drive to move forward in your own work. Reading lets you take advantage of lessons already learned by generations of smart writers. Here are some of the different best practices and good working habits of a writer according to Vasquez and Lee (2017), Worsham (2019) and Collins and Grimes (2017): 1. Have an orderly routine and set a time of the day and a place where you can practice writing. 2. Write every day and be committed to your writing. 3. Read voraciously. You may also include the following books on writing: On Writing by Stephen King The Writer’s Journey by Christopher Vogler Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne and Dave King Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury The Kick-Ass Writer by Chuck Wendig Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott Story Genius by Lisa Cron 4. Watch tv and movies like writers. 5. Always carry a notebook or journal with you in case an idea or inspiration strikes. 6. Find your tribe. Seek out other writers and look for mentors who can help you. 7. Set writing goals in plain sight and finish what you have started. 8. Listen to podcasts to get yourself in the writing zone. You may try to check the following: Mark Dawson’s Self Publishing Formula Joanna Penn’s The Creative Penn Podcast Panio Gianopoulos and Danielle Trussoni’s Writerly Kelton Reid’s The Writer Files 9. Find the tools that work for you and try to utilize them as much as possible. 10. Celebrate your writing successes. Writer’s Block Lack of Ideas Lack of Productivity Lack of Confidence Fear of Failure Emotional Breakdown Procrastination Use or Expression of Words . Perfectionism 10. Lack of rest CM NDAAR WNP Of all the hindrances we’re facing in writing, we should realize that it is just what it is, a feeling and not reality. The solution is to work towards our personal development by exercising every day, eat good food, have an adequate sleep, read anything that comes our way with openness to new ideas that can contribute to what we want to write, work on improving our self-confidence, examine all criticism but don’t get attached to them and surround ourselves with good friends who can offer us encouragement. - Being a writer means not only being passionate and inspired in writing but working hard and instilling discipline in improving his or her craft. - If you wish to be a good writer, you need to know that reading has lots of benefits in helping you develop your writing skills. - Awriter in order to be successful should have good writing habits Kazandra felt bashful. Kazandra looked sheepish. - The first sentence sounds formal and to an extent, clinical. The verb “exhibit” can be attributed to a psychological case and may not be used in everyday conversation. - The second sentence uses contemporary diction, but still too vague and abstract. - The last sentence is concrete and directly associates the description of the image of a sheep, meek, and helpless. - Just like precision, one must remember that the use of concreteness depends on the function of the word in your text. - You must know when to balance the use of concrete and abstract words in your writing. Appropriateness - means suitable or proper in the circumstances. - One should remember that a writer’s choice of words is anchored on the questions: what is my purpose and who is my audience. - Depending on the answers to these two, diction will be considered appropriate of both are kept on mind. - For instance, if you are going to write about the report on the Facebook consumption on your generation, a more objective and formal diction should be used. - Proper tone will be set for the paper. On the other hand, if it is a romantic story written in Wattpad, then the overall diction should more conversational and young. SECOND QUARTER Six types of sensory imagery: 1. Visual imagery engages the sense of sight - This is what you can see, and includes visual descriptions. - Physical attributes including color, size, shape, lightness and darkness, shadows, and shade are all part of visual imagery. 2. Gustatory imagery engages the sense of taste - This is what you can taste, and includes flavors. - This can include the five basic tastes— sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and umami—as well as the textures and sensations tied to the act of eating. 3. Tactile imagery engages the sense of touch - This is what you can feel, and includes textures and the many sensations a human being experiences when touching something. - Differences in temperature are also a part of tactile imagery. 4. Auditory imagery engages the sense of hearing - This is the way things sound. - Literary devices such as onomatopoeia and alliteration can help create sounds in writing. 5. Olfactory imagery engages the sense of smell - Scent is one of the most direct triggers of memory and emotion, but can be difficult to write about. - Since taste and smell are so closely linked, you’ll sometimes find the same words (such as “sweet”) used to describe both. - Simile is common in olfactory imagery, because it allows writers to compare a particular scent to common smells like dirt, grass, manure, or roses. 1. Alliteration: The repetition of an initial consonant sound. Example: She sells seashells by the seashore. 2. Anaphora: The repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or verses. Example: Unfortunately, | was in the wrong place at the wrong time on the wrong day. 3. Antithesis: The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases. Example: As Abraham Lincoln said, "Folks who have no vices have very few virtues." 4. Apostrophe: Directly addressing a nonexistent person or an inanimate object as though it were a living being. Example: "Oh, you stupid car, you never work when | need you to," Bert sighed. 5. Assonance: Identity or similarity in sound between internal vowels in neighboring words. Example: How now, brown cow? 6. Chiasmus: A verbal pattern in which the second half of an expression is balanced against the first but with the parts reversed. Example: The famous chef said people should live to eat, not eat to live. 7. Euphemism: The substitution of an inoffensive term for one considered offensively explicit. Example: "We're teaching our toddler how to go potty," Bob said. 8. Hyperbole: An extravagant statement; the use of exaggerated terms for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect. Example: | have a ton of things to do when | get home. 9. Irony: The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning. Also, a statement or situation where the meaning is contradicted by the appearance or presentation of the idea. Example: "Oh, | love spending big bucks," said my dad, a notorious penny pincher. 10. Litotes: A figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite. Example: A million dollars is no small chunk of change. 11. Metaphor: An implied comparison between two dissimilar things that have something in common. Example: "All the world's a stage.” 12. Metonymy: A figure of speech in a word or phrase is substituted for another with which it's closely associated; also, the rhetorical strategy of describing something indirectly by referring to things around it. Example: "That stuffed suit with the briefcase is a poor excuse for a salesman," the manager said angrily. 13. Onomatopoeia: The use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. Example: The clap of thunder went bang and scared my poor dog. 14. Oxymoron: A figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear side by side. Example: "He popped the jumbo shrimp in his mouth." 15. Paradox: A statement that appears to contradict itself. Example: "This is the beginning of the end," said Eeyore, always the pessimist. 16. Personification: A figure of speech in which an inanimate object or abstraction is endowed with human qualities or abilities. Example: That kitchen knife will take a bite out of your hand if you don't handle it safely. 17. Pun: A play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words. Example: Jessie looked up from her breakfast and said, "A boiled egg every morning is hard to beat." 18. Simile: A stated comparison (usually formed with "like" or "as") between two fundamentally dissimilar things that have certain qualities in common. Example: Roberto was white as a sheet after he walked out of the horror movie. 19. Synecdoche: A figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole. Example: Tina is learning her ABC's in preschool. 20. Understatement: A figure of speech in which a writer or speaker deliberately makes a situation seem less important or serious than it is. Example: "You could say Babe Ruth was a decent ballplayer," the reporter said with a wink. EXAMPLES: Simile 1. The righteous shall flourish as the palm tree. Metaphor 2. The camel is the ship of the desert. Personification 3. Death lays his icy hands on kings. Hyperbole 4. Why, man, if the river were dry, | am able to fill it with tears. Antithesis 5. Small step for man, but a giant leap for mankind. Litotes 6. He is no fool.