Language Paper 1 - Creative Writing Flashcards
What structure would you ussually follow when making a creative story?
Drop
Shift
Return
Leave
What should you write for ‘drop’ in DSRL?
Thoughts and feelings of your character
What does the term ‘shift’ mean in DSRL?
Flashback of how the location used to be
What does the term ‘return’ mean in DSRL?
Back to original time and zoom in on one detail
What does the term ‘drop’ mean in DSRL?
Decribing the location from the outside, like a bird eye view
What is an great additional thing to add to your DSRL paragraph?
A powerful one-line
What does abhor mean?
To hate or detest
Use abhor in a sentence
Bob began to abhor charlie
What does acquiesce mean?
To agree without protesting
What does alacrity mean?
Doing something with Eagerness and speed
What does amiable mean?
Friendly
What does appease mean?
To calm and satisfy
(When Jerry cries, his mother gives him chocolate to appease him).
What does arcane mean?
A secret only known by a few
What does avarice mean?
Excessive greed
The banker’s avarice led him to amass an
enormous personal fortune
What does brazen mean?
Excessively bold and clear
Critics condemned the writer’s brazen attempt to plagiarise Frankow-Czerwonko’s work
What does brusque mean?
Short and dismissive
(Simons brusque manner offends his colleagues)
What does cajol mean?
To urge
(Magda’s friends cajoled her into drinking too much)
What does callous mean?
Harsh and cold hearted
What does candour mean?
Honesty
What does circumspect mean?
Cautious
What does coerce mean?
To make somebody do something by force or threat
What does complacency mean?
Being too self satisfied
What does connive mean?
To plot
What does cumulative mean?
Increasing
What does cynical mean?
Believing the worst of others
What does decry mean?
To openly criticize
What does demure mean?
Quiet, modest and reserved
What does deride mean?
To laugh at mockingly
What does elated mean?
Overjoyed and thrilled
What does fabricate mean?
To invent or make up a lie
What does feral mean?
Wild
What does furtive mean?
Sly
What does impeccable mean?
Flawless
What does impundent mean?
Casually Rude
What does indolent mean?
Lazy
What does inhibit mean?
To prevent
What does Insatiable mean?
Incapable of being satisfied
What does jubilant mean?
Extremely happy
What does lurid mean?
Sensational
What does modicum mean?
A small amount of something
What does oblivious mean?
Lacking awareness
What does quaint mean?
Charmingly old fashioned
What does salient mean?
Significant
What does serendipity mean?
Luck
What does venerable mean?
Deserving of respect because of age or achievement
What does melancholy mean?
Gloomy
What does perilous mean?
Risky
What does phosphorescense mean?
Luminous
What does blustery mean?
Windy
What does cascade mean?
pour
What does cataclysm mean?
Disaster
What does precarious mean?
Dangerous
Whats another word for describing something brown?
Chestnut
Whats another word for describing something grey?
Ash
Whats another word for describing something red?
Crimson
What does sweltering mean?
Hot
Whats another word for describing something black?
Charcoal
Whats another word for describing something orange?
Apricot
