CREATIVE WRITING Flashcards
Define as the choice of words by a speaker or a writer
-choice words
Diction
Is the dictionary definition of a word
Denotation
Is the association we put on words
Connotation
Qualities of an effective diction
Appropriateness- writers care about who will be reading
Specificity- refer to uniquely individual persons, events
-concrete- attract our senses
-abstract- words related to concepts
Imagery- suggests pictures
Types of diction
Formal
Informal
-Colloquialisms
-Slang
Jargon
Is where formal words used
e.g press conference, presentations
Formal diction
Is used in informal situations like writing or talking to our friends
-type of diction used in email, personal letter
Informal diction
Used words common in everyday speech
-highly informal
Colloquialisms
Least formal
Is determined by the audience
Slang
Specialized language of a particular group
Jargon
Things to consider in diction
Vagueness
Accuracy
Precision
Concreteness
Appropriateness
It conveys more than one meaning
Vagueness
Being certain of its Intended meanings
Accuracy
Used most be appreciate to the cultural, temporal
Precision
Is preferred over a general or abstract word choice
Concreteness
Is preferred over a general or abstract word choice
Concreteness
Also anchored two questions;
“What is my purpose?” “Who is my audience?”
Appropriateness
word used in a non-literal sense for rhetorical or vivid effect
figures of speech
taking words wihtout methapor
literal
art of persuasive speaking/writing
rhetoric
kinds of figurative language
simile
metaphor
metonymy
personification
synecdoche
irony
apostrophe
hyperbole
paradox
idiomatic expression
euphemism
alliteration
anaphora
antithesis
assonance
epiphora
oxymoron
pun
comparing two unlike things
simile
ex. friends are like parachutes
hidden comparison between two things
-compares unrelated sub
metaphor
ex. the planet is your playground
word is substitued for another closely associated with it
metonymy
ex. I pledge my service to the CROWN
CROWN= king and kingdom
which human characteristics are attributed to an abstract quality, animal inanimate object
personification
ex. the tree bowed and waved to me
something is used to represent the whole
synecdoche
ex. sixty hands voted
there is a contradiction between what is said what is really meant
irony
types of irony
verbal- opposite meaning inferred
EX. Clear as mud
dramatic- audience know something a character does not
EX. romeo believes juliet is dead
situational- contrast to actual result
EX. robbers stole from police station
exclamatory rhetorical figure of speech
apostrophe
uses exaggerations to create emphasis
hyperbole
ex. im so hungry I could eat a horse
statement appears to contradict itself
paradox
ex. less is more
expression in one language that cannot be matched translated word-for-word
idiomatic
ex. hold your tounge
expressed mild or vague term to substitute harsh
euphemism
ex. passed away for “died”
repetition of initial sounds
alliteration
ex. Fresh Fern Fronds From the Forest
repetition of sequence of words at the beginning
anaphora
ex. YOU ARE loved. YOU ARE beautiful
juxtaposition of contrasting ideas
antithesis
ex. too many choices. too little time
repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyming
assonance
ex. A certain purple curtain, captain
repetition of sequence words at the end
epiphora
ex. a government of THE PEOPLE, by THE PEOPLE, for THE PEOPLE
combines contradictory terms
oxymoron
ex. open secret, virtual reality
word play that suggests two or more meaning, similar sounding words
pun
ex. atheism is a NONPROPHET institution
