CREATIVE WRITING

...an Encounter with words and expressions

The course aims to develop practical and creative skills in reading and writing; introduce us to the fundamental techniques of writing fiction, poetry, and drama; and discuss the use of such techniques by well-known authors in a variety of genres. Each class will be devoted to the examination of techniques and to the workshop of our drafts toward the enrichment of their manuscripts. We will learn how to combine inspiration and revision, and to develop a sense of form.

IMAGERY

Imagery is a descriptive language use to appeal to reader's senses.

DICTION

Diction refers to the author's choice of words.

LITERARY DEVICES

POETRY

Poetry is a form of literature in which language is chosen and organized for its meaning, sound, and rhythm to inspire a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience or a specific emotional response.

FORMS OF POETRY

TRADITIONAL POETRY

SPOKEN POETRY

Spoken word poetry is poetry that is written on a page but performed for an audience. Because it is performed, this poetry tends to demonstrate a heavy use of rhythm, improvisation, free association, rhymes, rich poetic phrases, word play and slang.

FREE VERSE POETRY

Free verse poems have no regular meter or rhythm. They do not follow a proper rhyme scheme; these poems do not have any set rules. This type of poem is based on normal pauses and natural rhythmical phrases, as compared to the artificial constraints of normal poetry.

RHYMED POETRY

SONG

A song is an expression of a poet's personal emotion that is meant to be sung.

ACROSTIC POEM

An acrostic poem is a poem where certain letters in each line spell out a word or phrase. Typically, the first letters of each line are used to spell the message, but they can appear anywhere.

FICTION

Fiction is a form of literature that is created from imagination. It is not presented as a fact though it may be based on a true story or situation.

ELEMENTS OF THE STORY

Elements of the story are important in creating a story or the pieces or parts that make up a story. There are 5 basic important elements to keep the story running smoothly and allow the action to develop in a logical way that the reader can follow.

These five components are the following:

DRAMA

Drama is written to be performed by actors and watched by an audience.