Creative Writing Midterm Exam Review 18-19

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Types of Narrative Leads

1)Typical- Background; 2) Action - A main character doing something; 3) Dialogue - A character speaking

Indenting in Prose

Indent with TAB key at the beginning of all paragraphs: -When a new idea or action occurs -When there is a new speaker

Workshopping

Sharing work to peers for feedback to inform or guide revisions using constructive criticism

Haiku

a Japanese form of poetry consisting of 3 unrhymed lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables.

Metaphor

a comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using a comparative word such as "like" or "as"

Simile

a comparison of two unlike things using a comparative word such as "like" or "as."

Memoir

a form of creative nonfiction in which an author recounts experiences from his or her own life

Dialogue Tag

a group of words following quoted speech identifying who spoke and/or how they spoke

Genre

a major category or type of literature

Acrostic

a poem in which certain letters in each line form a word or words

Ode

a poem of praise usually addressed to a particular person, object, or event that has stimulated deep and noble feelings in the poet

Plot Diagram

a tool that is commonly used to organize a story into certain segments

Third-Person Point of View, limited

a viewpoint of a narrator who is outside of the story and relating the experiences of a character but does not know the thoughts of all characters

Third-Person Point of View, omniscient

a viewpoint of a narrator who is outside of the story that has full access to the thoughts and experiences of all characters in the story

First-Person Point of View

a viewpoint of one of the characters telling the story who uses the pronoun "I"

Enjambment

continuing a line in poetry after the line breaks; ends a line in the middle of a phrase, allowing it to continue onto the next line

Constructive Criticism

feedback that is presented in a friendly way that can help a writer improve his/her work

Fantasy

genre with highly imaginative writing that contains elements not found in real life, such as magic or mythical creatures

Free Verse

poetry that does not have fixed meter, rhyme scheme, rules, or formatting

Alliteration

repetition of initial consonant sounds Example with A: "alliteration always amuses"

Diction

the author's choice of words

Syntax

the author's sentence structure and word order

Falling Action

the events that happen after the climax that lead to a resolution or ending to the story

Resolution

the outcome of the story; how things end up or turn out for the characters

World Building

the process of constructing an imaginary world, sometimes associated with a whole fictional universe; involves the creation of maps, a backstory, and people and creatures for the world

Exposition

the section of plot that introduces characters, describes setting, and establishes the problem in the story

Climax

the section of plot that is the turning point in the story; usually the most exciting part of the story

Rising Action

the section of plot where the suspense builds and the problem gets worse and becomes more complicated

Theme

the theme in a story is its underlying message, or big idea; in other words, it is a critical belief that the author is trying to convey in his/her writing; this belief, or idea, is usually universal in nature

Author's Style

the way the author uses words (includes his/her diction, syntax, figurative language, and sentence arrangement)

Direct Characterization

the writer makes direct statements about a character's personality and tells what the character is like

Indirect Characterization

the writer reveals information about a character and his personality through that character's thoughts, words, and actions, along with how other characters respond to that character, including what they think and say about him/her

Extended Metaphor

A comparison between two unlike things that extends throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem.

Personification

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes


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