CREATIVE WRITING

Q1-WEEK 1
CREATIVE WRITING

MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING COMPETENCY:

• Use imagery, diction, figures of speech, and specific

experiences to evoke meaningful responses from readers
(HUMSS_CW/MP11/12-Ia-b-4)
identify if it is an example of creative
writing or not

• Short Story
• Literary Analysis
• Poetry
• Novels
• Play/Drama
• Research Paper
• Thesis/Dissertation
Creative Writing / Imaginative
Writing
 is any writing that goes outside the
bounds of normal (professional,
journalistic, academic, or technical 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.
Creative Writing / Imaginative
Writing
is any form of writing that is written with
the creativity of the mind: fiction writing,
poetry writing, creative nonfiction
writing, and more.

The purpose is to express something,

whether it be feelings, thoughts, or
emotions.
• The best way to increase your creative
writing proficiency is to write compulsively,
but it doesn’t just mean write whatever you
want. You should know certain things first…
it helps to start with the right foot.

• How to Get Started in Creative Writing in Ju

st Three Steps
• Creative Writing vs. Technical Writing
• Fiction Writing 101: The Elements of Stories
• Poetry Writing: Forms and Terms Galore
• Creative Non-Fiction: What is it?
• Tips and Tricks to Improve Your Creative Wr
SENSORY EXPERIENCE
The apprehension of an object, thought,
or emotion through the senses; active
participation in events or activities,
leading to the accumulation of knowledge
or skill.
LANGUAGE
a) Imagery – language that causes people to imagine
pictures in their minds, picture or photograph.

b) Figures of Speech – also known as figurative

language
▫ it creates figures (pictures) in the mind. These
pictures help convey the meaning more vividly than
words alone.
▫ We use figures of speech in “figurative language” to
add colour and interest, and awaken the imagination.
▫ is everywhere, from classical works like Shakespeare’s
and the Bible, to everyday speech, pop music, and
television commercials.
▫ means something different from what it says on the
surface.
c) Diction – the selection of words in a
literary work.
• A work’s diction forms one of its
centrally important literary elements, as
writers use words to convey action,
reveal character, imply attitudes, identify
themes, and suggest values.
• We can speak of the diction particular to
a character, as in Iago’s and
Desdemona’s very different ways of
speaking in Othello.
• We can also refer to a poet’s diction as
represented over the body of his or her
work, as in Donne’s or Hughes’s diction.
Differences Between
Technical & Creative
Writing
Writing can be grouped into
five basic types:
•Expressive
•Expository
•Persuasive
•Creative
•Technical
 Expressive writing
•is a subjective response to a
personal experience—journals
and diaries—whereas technical
writing might be objective
observations of a work-related
experience or research.
 Expository writing
• “exposes” a topic analytically and
objectively, such as news reports.
Like technical writing, the goal of
expository writing is to explain or
reveal knowledge, but expository
writing does not necessarily expect a
response or action from the reader.
 Persuasive writing
•depends on emotional
appeal. Its goal is to change
attitudes or motivate to
action.
 Creative writing
•is fiction—poetry, short
stories, plays, and novels—
and is most different from
technical writing.
 Technical writing
•conveys specific information
about a technical subject to a
specific audience for a
specific purpose.
Construct a three-stanza poem or a three-
paragraph essay on one of the topics given below.

 Sibling Rivalry
 Family Problems
 Effect of technology to our lives
 Learning From One’s Mistakes
 The Life of a Millenial Teenager
 Let Go or Hold On?
 Cyber-bullying
 CRITERIA
CONTENT- 40%
ORGANIZATION-20%
ORIGINALITY- 40%
100%
1. Why do we need to distinguish
the differences between creative
writing and other forms of writing?

2. Is it a must for us to use our

imagination each time we compose
creative literary works?
 QUIZ TIME!

• Enumerate the following:

1. Forms/Kinds of Creative Writing
2. Other Writing Styles aside from Creative
Writing

• Essay:
▫Explain what creative writing is.
▫Choose one reason for writing creatively and
explain your understanding of it.
 TO DO

In a short bond paper, analyze the meaning

and interpret the underlying message of
Robert Frost’s poem, “The Road not
Taken.”
 Imagery
It can be defined as a writer or
speaker’s use of words or figures of
speech to create a vivid mental
picture or physical sensation.
Imagery is language used by poets,
novelists and other writers to create
images in the mind of the reader.
Imagery includes figurative and
metaphorical language to improve the
reader’s experience through their
senses.
Example 1

Imagery using visuals:

•The night was black as ever, but
bright stars lit up the sky in
beautiful and varied constellations
which were sprinkled across the
astronomical landscape.
•In this example, the experience
of the night sky is described in
depth with color (black as ever,
bright), shape (varied
constellations), and pattern
(sprinkled).
Example 2
Imagery using sounds:
•Silence was broken by the peal of
piano keys as Shannon began
practicing her concerto.

 Here, auditory imagery breaks

silence with the beautiful sound of
piano keys.
Example 3
Imagery using scent:
•She smelled the scent of sweet
hibiscus wafting through the air, its
tropical smell a reminder that she was
on vacation in a beautiful place.
The scent of hibiscus helps describe
a scene which is relaxing, warm, and
welcoming
Example 4
Imagery using taste:
•The candy melted in her mouth and
swirls of bittersweet chocolate and
slightly sweet but salty caramel
blended together on her tongue.
 Thanks to an in-depth description of
the candy’s various flavors, the
reader can almost experience the
deliciousness directly.
Example 5
Imagery using touch:
•After the long run, he collapsed in the
grass with tired and burning muscles.
The grass tickled his skin and sweat
cooled on his brow.
 In this example, imagery is used to
describe the feeling of strained
muscles, grass’s tickle, and sweat
cooling on skin.
 Types of Imagery
 Auditory imagery appeals to the sense of hearing.
 Gustatory imagery appeals to the sense of taste.
 Kinetic imagery conveys a sense of motion.
 Olfactory imagery appeals to the sense of smell.
 Tactile imagery appeals to the sense of touch.
 Visual imagery is created with pictures (many
visual images are pictures of things representing
well-known sayings or phrases).
•Imagery is found throughout
literature in poems, plays,
stories, novels, and other
creative compositions.
•Although the word “imagery”
most often brings to mind
mental images, imagery is not
always visual; it can appeal to
any of the five senses.
 Symbolism
 Carl Jung defined a symbol as “a term, a name,
or even a picture that may be familiar in daily
life, yet that possesses specific connotations in
addition to its conventional an obvious
meaning.”
• Symbols can be based on culture, such as a
country’s flag (stars and stripes=USA) , or
religion (the cross=Christianity), or other
things.
 DICTION

• Diction = word choice – A study of

diction is the analysis of how a writer
uses language for a distinct purpose and
effect, including word choice and figures
of speech.
Examine the following when considering word choice:

• Informal Diction (personal writing) e.g. bug,

folks, job, kid, boss, get across
• Formal Diction (academic or literary writing)
e.g. germ, relatives, position, child, superior,
communicate
 Types of Diction

•Colloquial words – conversational

language – Is there dialect?
•Slang – highly informal
•Jargon – the special language of a
profession or group (lawyer talk,
technical talk)