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
