CREATIVE WRITING

Second Semester
School Year 2021-2022

Prepared by:

MARIAN BATUHAN
SHS Department
SUBJECT DESCRIPTION:
The course aims to develop practical and creative skills in reading
and writing; introduce students 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 students’ drafts toward the enrichment of their
manuscripts. Students learn how to combine inspiration and
revision, and to develop a sense of form.
 CONTENTS:

Reading and
01 Creative Writing 02 Writing Poetry

Reading and Reading and

03 Writing Fiction
04 Writing Drama
 CONTENTS:

05 The Creative Work in

Literary and/or
06 Finals
Sociopolitical Context
CLASS RULES:
1. Students should join the meeting exactly 5 minutes before the
start of class.
2. Everyone is required to turn on their cameras at all times.
However, students are only requested to turn their
microphones if they are called to recite.
3. Students’ active involvement and participation is required.
4. MH students are encouraged to attend.
CLASS RULES:
5. Submission of activities should be done by following the steps
below:
• Send it to your chosen class representatives
• The representative should upload it to the assigned google
drive folder of the class.
• Kindly follow this file name format:
SURNAME_ACTIVITY NUMBER_BLOCK SECTION
ABOUT ME
An Introduction
About me:
Marian Batuhan Delis
mariandelisbatuhan10@gmail.com

SHS Department
ACLC College of Tacloban
“Every writer I know has trouble
writing.”

-Joseph Heller
 01
CREATIVE WRITING
An Introduction
 CREATIVE WRITING

Creative Writing is also known as “the art of making things up”,

creative writing is a vital art of modern society.

Traditionally referred to as literature, creative writing is an art of

sorts - the art of making things up. It’s writing done in a way that
is not academic or technical but still attracts an audience. It can
for the most part be considered any writing that is original and
self-expressive.
 Creative: I enjoy staring at
Technical: I love
marked slices of trees and
reading novels.
hallucinate for hours on end.
Creative Writing vs. Technical Writing

CREATIVE WRITING TECHNICAL WRITING

Fictional and Imaginative Factual, journalistic and
academic
Entertaining, provocative and Informative, instructional or
captivating persuasive
Artistic, figurative, symbolic or Clear, precise and
even vague straightforward
Subjective Objective
Generalized Vocabulary Specialized Vocabulary
(Colloquial) (Jargons)
Sensory Details
Sensory Details
Sensory Details
Sensory Details: Sight

Sight (the most utilized sense in writing; don’t forget the

others!)
- flash of lights in the night sky
- deep blue of the ocean
- the roads had begun to glisten underneath headlights
- the sun was setting behind low, gray-blue storm clouds
- her shadow shaky behind a slight flame stemming from
a candle she carried
- sparks lit up the dusk of day
- a blinking red light from the truck’s turn-signal
illuminated our darkened home
Sensory Details
Sensory Details: Sound

Sound
• The walls shook and vibrated like the tail of a rattle snake
• Ice crackled and pinged against the family room window
• Wind swirled around our beach house whistling loudly to a terrible
tune
• fell silent
• The cracking of wood splitting punctuated each burst of fire like an
exclamation point.
• the sounds of emergency sirens awakened the still roads
• the howling of wind and branches creaking under the weight of ice
Sensory Details
Sensory Details: Smell

Smell
• sweet aroma of baking corn bread
• cinnamon-scented candle
• pungent odor of smoke.
• salty beach air
• rotting leaves and crispness of air
Sensory Details
Sensory Details: Touch

Touch
• We sat still, huddled underneath the quilt
• Car tires gripped the ice with fearful intensity
• The power lines, heavy from the thickness of ice had
snapped
• soft tufts of fur
• stick my toes in the warm and grainy sand
Sensory Details
Sensory Details: Taste

Taste
• ice-cold strawberries
• tall, frosted glass of sweet yet bitter lemonade
• salty chips
• juicy tartness of orange
• rancid butter
 Tips on using sensory details in your writing:

Identify the thing Describe the thing

to describe. with a few senses.

State what the

thing does. Connect the
senses to story.
Imagery
Importance of Imagery

• Because we experience life through our senses, a strong

composition should appeal to them through the use of
imagery.
• Descriptive imagery launches the reader into the
experience of a warm spring day, scorching hot summer,
crisp fall, or harsh winter.
• It allows readers to directly sympathize with characters and
narrators as they imagine having the same sense
experiences.
• Imagery commonly helps build compelling poetry,
convincing narratives, vivid plays, well-designed film sets,
and descriptive songs.
Visual Imagery

Visual imagery describes what we see: comic book images,

paintings, or images directly experienced through the
narrator’s eyes. Visual imagery may include:
• Color, such as: burnt red, bright orange, dull yellow, verdant
green, and Robin’s egg blue.
• Shapes, such as: square, circular, tubular, rectangular, and
conical.
• Size, such as: miniscule, tiny, small, medium-sized, large,
and gigantic
• Pattern, such as: polka-dotted, striped, zig-zagged, jagged,
and straight.
Visual Imagery

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.
Visual Imagery

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.
Auditory Imagery

Auditory imagery describes what we hear, from music to noise

to pure silence. Auditory imagery may include:
• Enjoyable sounds, such as: beautiful music, birdsong, and
the voices of a chorus.
• Noises, such as: the bang of a gun, the sound of a broom
moving across the floor, and the sound of broken glass
shattering on the hard floor.
Auditory Imagery

Silence was broken by the peal of piano keys as

Shannon began practicing her concerto.
Auditory Imagery

Silence was broken by the peal of piano keys as

Shannon began practicing her concerto.
Olfactory Imagery

Olfactory imagery describes what we smell. Olfactory imagery

may include:
• Fragrances, such as perfumes, enticing food and drink, and
blooming flowers.
• Odors, such as rotting trash, body odors, or a stinky wet
dog.
Olfactory Imagery

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.
Gustatory Imagery

Gustatory imagery describes what we taste. Gustatory

imagery can include:
• Sweetness, such as candies, cookies, and desserts.
• Sourness, bitterness, and tartness, such as lemons
and limes
Gustatory Imagery

The candy melted in her mouth and swirls of

bittersweet chocolate and slightly sweet but salty
caramel blended together on her tongue.
Tactile Imagery

Tactile imagery describes what we feel or touch. Tactile

imagery includes:
• Temperature, such as bitter cold, humidity, mildness, and
stifling heat.
• Texture, such as rough, ragged, seamless, and smooth.
• Touch, such as hand-holding, one’s in the grass, or the
feeling of starched fabric on one’s skin.
• Movement, such as burning muscles from exertion,
swimming in cold water, or kicking a soccer ball.
Tactile Imagery

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.
Tactile Imagery

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.
 And this is how it feels to be free
going home before three.
walking silently in the dark
counting pedestrian lane’s mark.

The silence of the streets, that’s what I envy

I wish chaos is absent to make space for glee.
I wish my heart will be at peace
for me to taste the sweetness of bliss.

All these disappointments, I wish

will turn into the darkest forms of ash
with the wind it will fly
and will soon embrace the dark night sky.

Marian Batuhan Delis

12/07/18
Figures of Speech
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.
metaphor
• An implied comparison between two
dissimilar things that have something in
common.
• Example: Without dreams, life is a rudder-less
boat.
• He's buried in a sea of paperwork.
• There is a weight on my shoulder.
• Time is money.
onomatopoeia
• Onomatopoeia: The use of words that imitate
the sounds associated with the objects or
actions they refer to.
• comes from the combination of two Greek
words, “onoma” meaning "name" and
“poiein” meaning "to make," so
onomatopoeia literally means "to make a
name (or sound)."
onomatopoeia
"water plops into pond
splish-splash downhill
warbling magpies in tree
trilling, melodic thrill
whoosh, passing breeze
flags flutter and flap
frog croaks, bird whistles
babbling bubbles from tap“
-Lee Emmett
personification
• figure of speech in which an inanimate object
or abstraction is endowed with human
qualities or abilities.
personification
"Hey Diddle Diddle”

Hey, diddle, diddle,

The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon;
The little dog laughed
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
personification
James Stephens' "Check“:

The night was creeping on the ground!

She crept and did not make a sound.
synecdoche
• A figure of speech in which a part is used to
represent the whole.
synecdoche
• Example: "Check out my new wheels," "wheels" is an
example of synecdoche used to refer to a "car.“
• The phrase "hired hands" can be used to refer to
workers. (The farmer needed to bring on some hired
hands.)
• The word "head" can refer to counting cattle or
people. (What's the headcount for next week's
party?)
• The word "bread" can be used to represent food. (I'm
looking forward to breaking bread with you.)
synecdoche
• Many people use the brand name "Band-Aid" to refer
to any type of adhesive bandages. (I need a Band-
Aid for this cut on my finger.)

• The word "Styrofoam" is generally used to refer to

any bit of polystyrene, but it is a brand name. (Why is
there so much Styrofoam in this shipping package?)
metonymy
• A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is
substituted for another with which it is closely
associated; also, the rhetorical strategy of
describing something indirectly by referring
to things around it.
metonymy
• Crown. (For the power of a king.)
• The White House. (Referring to the American
administration.)
• Dish. (To refer an entire plate of food.)
• The Pentagon. (For the Department of Defense and
the offices of the U.S. Armed Forces.)
• Pen. (For the written word.)
• Sword - (For military force.)
Synecdoche vs. Metonymy

'Synecdoche' is when a part of

something is used to refer to the
whole.
'Metonymy' is when something is
used to represent something
related to it.
 Synecdoche vs. Metonymy
● both synecdoche and metonymy
derive from Greek.
● The syn- in synecdoche means "with,
along with" (much like as in
synonym) and ekdochē means
"sense, interpretation."
● Metonymy comes from the Greek
meta (“among, with, after,” the same
root found in metaphor) with onyma,
meaning “name” or “word.”
hyperbole
• An extravagant statement; the use of
exaggerated terms for the purpose of
emphasis or heightened effect.
hyperbole
• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
• She's as old as the hills.
• I walked a million miles to get here.
• She can hear a pin drop a mile away.
• I died of embarrassment.
• He's as skinny as a toothpick.
• She's as tall as a beanpole.
• It's raining cats and dogs.
assonance
• Identity or similarity in sound between
internal vowels in neighboring words.
assonance
"Hear the mellow wedding bells,
Golden bells!
What a world of happiness their harmony foretells!“

-”Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe

alliteration
• The repetition of an initial consonant sound.
alliteration
• “My mind makes marvelous moves, masses / Marvel
and move, many mock what I've mastered,”
Blackalicious -- Alphabet Aerobics

• “Little old lady got mutilated late last night.” --

Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London

• “Whisper words of wisdom …” -- The Beatles - Let It

Be

• “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” --

Joni Mitchell, Big Yellow Taxi
 Alliteration vs. consonance
Alliteration is a stylistic device where
consonant sounds are repeated at a
stressed part of the word, usually at the
beginning. Consonance, on the other
hand, is similar to alliteration in that it
employs the repetition of consonants.
However, in consonance, the repetition
happens at the end of closely
connected, following, or adjacent words
in a sentence.
 Alliteration vs. Consonance
Examples of alliteration:
● A good man is gruff, grumpy, and
cranky.
● The witch’s wishes made the woman
worried.
● The seashore shells she bought are on
sale again.
Examples of consonance:
● The first and last brush sweeps fast and
best.
● He said he would come home hot and
on foot.
Song: Alphabet Aerobics