CREATIVE WRITING

Creative Writing/Imaginative Writing

Imaginative Writing also known as , in the

simplest terms, is writing using the imagination. It
is mainly fictional and may take the form of
poetry, short story, novel, or play.
FORMS OF CREATIVE WRITING

1. POETRY – is an expression of imaginative

awareness of experience through meaning,
sound, and rhythmic language; with the
purpose of evoking emotional response. Though
it is often mistaken that poetry needs to be
structured, with meter and rhyme, this is always
not the case. Some poems are free-verse and
do not need structure.
FORMS OF CREATIVE WRITING

 TWO CLASSIFICATIONS OF POETRY

 a. Lyric Poems – include odes, sonnets, elegies, poems
for various occasions, and simple lyric poems. They are
called lyric poems because traditionally, the Greeks
read these poems with the accompaniment of musical
instruments.
 b. Narrative Poems – poems which narrate a story in
verse form. Usually these stories are about love and
heroic deeds. Epics and ballads are some poems which
are considered narrative.
FORMS OF CREATIVE WRITING

 2. SHORT STORIES AND NOVELS – generally similar with

each other and considered to be included in the prose
genre. Though both forms are used to tell tales, their
main difference lies in the variations of length. A short
story can be read in just one sitting for a short period of
time; while a novel requires more time to be
comprehended fully. Likewise, both tell about a series of
events that make up the plot of the story that is woven
around a theme, develop characters in definite settings,
and resolve the conflicts and resolutions.
FORMS OF CREATIVE WRITING

 3. DRAMA/PLAYS – initially appear to be similar to short

stories or novels, for they also tell stories about
characters that face conflicts which they have to
resolve within the story. The plot takes place in particular
settings, and impart lessons and themes. However, what
sets drama apart from short stories and novels is the fact
that it is intended to be performed in front of an
audience and presented on stage. As such, it has
additional elements that are exclusively considered for
drama, such as dialogue and movement.
 WHY STUDY
CREATIVE WRITING?
CREATIVE WRITING VS. OTHER FORMS
OF WRITING
 1. ACADEMIC WRITING – is the style commonly used in scholastic
compositions. It is mainly used in publications and references used by
teachers and researchers, or in educational conference presentations. It is
the most familiar writing style among students. You use this writing style
when you come up with the book reports, essays, research papers, and
theses.
CREATIVE WRITING VS. OTHER FORMS
OF WRITING
 2. TECHNICAL WRITING – conveys specific information about a technical
subject for a specific audience. It often contains facts and is
straightforward in its tone of writing, commonly addressing its target
readers. Usually, it aims to inform or instruct and has a formal, standardized,
and simple use of language compared to creative writing. Business letters,
memorandums, manuals, and reports commonly follow the technical
writing style.
CREATIVE WRITING VS. OTHER FORMS
OF WRITING
 3. CREATIVE NONFICTION – discusses factually accurate narratives while
employing the use of literary devices commonly found in fiction, thus
making them more interesting to read. Some of these literary devices are
symbolisms, irony, and figures of speech. The autobiography, biography,
testimonio, travelogue, and blogs are examples of written works classified
as creative nonfiction.
CREATIVE WRITING VS. OTHER FORMS
OF WRITING
 4. JOURNALISM AND NEWS WRITING – is the writing style employed in various
mass media such as newspaper, television, and radio. News articles must
be highly credible in order to serve their purpose of providing factual and
accurate information to the readers or viewers.
a) Why do we need to distinguish the
difference of creative writing from other
forms of writing?
b) Is it a must for us to use our imagination
each time we compose creative literary
works?
The students will write a one-
paragraph composition based on
what happened during their long
weekend and should incorporate
how they understood creative
writing.
 Imagery is a literary device that uses sensory details. Sensory
details are descriptive words that create mental pictures that
focus on the use of the five senses and other experiences.
They make the readers feel like they are seeing, feeling,
smelling, or tasting the same thing as the character they are
reading about.
 A literary device is a tool used by a writer to express ideas
and literary device messages to the readers in a more
interesting and aesthetically pleasing way. The language of
Creative Writing, or the language of Literature, relies heavily
on literary devices to make the written works more appealing
to the readers. As a reader, and a would-be writer, it is
important “to understand and use literary devices to fully
understand a work’s major themes.”
 Qualities of Imagery (Robinson, A., 2019)
● Imagery does not occur on the writer’s page; it occurs in
the reader’s mind (King, Stephen).
● Imagery is painting with words to fuel the reader’s
imagination (Robinson, Ashley, 2019).
● To recognize imagery without difficulty in a text, focus on
the words (diction), phrases, and sentences (syntax) that
connect with that five senses.
● It is one of the most powerful tools a writer has, to
communicate the themes and messages of his works
because it is designed to connect a reader to the text.
2 Major Categories of Imagery

 1.LITERAL IMAGERY . It helps the reader imagine where

characters Literal imagery are (setting), understand
what characters are doing (action), and even
foreshadow what might happen next (situation/plot).
● To quickly spot literal imagery, look for nouns and study
how they are described.
● Literal images all work together to help build the mood,
or tone, of the scene.
The Safe House :by Sandra Nicole
Roldan
 “And so, this house seems in every way identical to
all the other houses in all the thirty-odd other
buildings nestled within the gates of this complex. It
is the First Lady’s pride and joy, a housing project
designed for genteel middle class living. There is a
clubhouse, a swimming pool, a tennis court. A few
residents drive luxury cars. People walk purebred
dogs in the morning. Trees shade the narrow paths
and the flowering hedges that border each building
give the neighborhood a hushed, cozy, feel. It is
easy to get lost here.”
2 Major Categories of Imagery

 2. FIGURATIVE IMAGERY“ make use of the non-literal--or

Figurative imagery metaphorical--meaning of words to
paint a picture for the reader.”
● It relies on the implied meaning (connotation) of words
and phrases to help shape a text’s themes and ideas.
Connotation is the opposite of denotation which is the
literal meaning of a word.
● Writers often use other literary devices such as figures of
speech to help create vivid imagery for the reader.
 3 Questions to Ask When Looking for
Imagery (Robinson, A., 2019)
1. What did I imagine while I was reading?
● Look for nouns and the words that describe them.
● Use your imagination to find out which words make you see pictures.
2. What does the imagery reveal about the situation?
● Once you identify an imagery, ask yourself what it is showing you. Can it be an
important setting, plot point, or character?
3. How does the imagery affect the mood of the text?
● When you see a piece of imagery, ask yourself how it makes you feel. Is it hopeful?
Scary? Depressed? Angry? The feelings associated with the imagery in a work can
often reveal the theme of a text.
Types of Imagery

 1. Auditory Imagery
● This form appeals to the reader’s sense of hearing or sound which may be
pleasant sounds, harsh noises, or silence. It may also use a sound device like
onomatopoeia, or words that imitate sounds.
● Examples: Bea pressed her ear against the wall hoping to hear something
from the other room.
● The audience hushed at the next scene.
Types of Imagery

 2. Gustatory Imagery
● It appeals to the reader’s sense of taste. It refers to descriptions related to
the sensations commonly experienced by the mouth and its parts (like tongue,
teeth, throat, gums, etc.)
● Examples: He before samples all the dishes before him./The cookie was
both crunchy and chewy .
3. Kinesthetic Imagery
● It appeals to the reader’s sense of motion. It may apply to the actual
movement of the characters or the things around them or describe a feeling
of natural, or physical bodily movement or action (like a heartbeat, a pulse,
and breathing).
Types of Imagery

 4. Olfactory Imagery
● It appeals to the reader’s sense of smell by describing something the
character inhales
● Examples: The stench of rotting corpse turns my stench stomach upside
down./ He woke up to the aroma of freshly made cocoa.
5. Organic Imagery
● In this form, the writer communicates internal sensations such as fatigue,
hunger, and thirst as well as internal emotions such as fear, love, and despair.
● Examples: Martin craved for a bite to eat./ Bren shook inwardly craved
shook inwardly at the thought of returning to the old mansion.
Types of Imagery

 6. synesthetic Imagery
● This refers to a technique adopted by writers to present ideas, characters, or
places in such a manner that they appeal to more than one sense, like
hearing, sight, smell, and touch at a given time.
● Examples: Cool outfit! / They gave us a warm welcome.
7. Tactile Imagery
● This form of imagery appeals to the reader’s sense of touch by describing
something the speaker of the poem feels on their body which may include the
feel of temperatures, textures, and other physical sensations.
● Examples: Her slap still stings on his cheek. / Josh stings could not stop himself
from scratching his arm.
Types of Imagery

 8. Visual Imagery
● The writer appeals to the reader’s sense of sight by describing what the
character or speaker sees (like colors, brightness, shapes, sizes, patterns and/or
condition).
● Examples: The sun shines brightly on the land. The man cover the jagged
scar tried to on his forehead with a bandana.
Activity

 Directions: Read and find all the imageries in the passage.

Then list them down in the columns where they should belong.
CLUE: Some imageries may fit into 2 or more classifications.

“When the boots came off his feet with a leathery squeak, a
smell of ferment and fish market immediately filled the small
tent. The skin of his toes was red and raw and sensitive. The
malodorous air was so toxic he thought he could almost taste his
toes.”
Source Unknown