FICTION-TECHNIQUES-AND-devices.pdf

FICTION TECHNIQUES AND DEVICES CREATIVE WRITING EMPLOYS STYLES AND FEATURES TO MAKE A STORY MORE VIVID, AND THUS CREATE LASTING MENTAL IMPRESSIONS IN THE MIND OF READERS AND AUDIENCES ALIKE.  1. A white dove with an olive branch on its beak is the universal symbol of?...

FICTION TECHNIQUES AND DEVICES CREATIVE WRITING EMPLOYS STYLES AND FEATURES TO MAKE A STORY MORE VIVID, AND THUS CREATE LASTING MENTAL IMPRESSIONS IN THE MIND OF READERS AND AUDIENCES ALIKE.  1. A white dove with an olive branch on its beak is the universal symbol of? a. friendship c. hope b. progress d. love 2. In a story, symbols contribute or reinforce? a. facts c. setting b. meaning d. structure 3. The above symbol can be described as? a. created c. factual b. dictated d. universal  COMMON FICTION TECHNIQUES 1.Deux ex machina 2.In medias res 3.Flashback 4.Foreshadowing 5.Suspense/Thriller  1. DEUS EX MACHINA - It is the sudden unanticipated appearance of a character that solves the conflict in the story.  2. IN MEDIAS RES - This plot technique involves opening the story right in the middle of a significant event, if not, the climax itself. This is immediately followed by a recounting of the events prior.  3. FLASHBACK - Either a memory sequence where the main character or the narrator recalls past events that would lead into the present. 3. FLASHBACK - Either a memory sequence where the main character or the narrator recalls past events that would lead into the present.  4. FORESHADOWING - Details in the story that would give a hint about what is about to happen in the story or to a particular character, and these are only realized by the reader or audience through the narration.  5. SUSPENSE/THRILLER - The use of a series of actions, movements, decisions and events to create a sense of dread or fear for a character or a set of characters in the reader or audience.  LITERARY DEVICES 1.Irony 2.Symbols 3.Imagery 4.Figure of speech  1. IRONY - is a literary device that emphasizes contrast. There are three types of irony: a. Verbal irony - the intended meaning of a statement is different from the actual meaning. b. Situational irony occurs when the expected outcome of an action is different than the actual outcome c. Dramatic irony, the audience knows more about the character’s situation than the character does.  2. SYMBOLS - Symbols are items or objects used by writers to represent an idea, usually abstract values or concepts that characters in the story exhibit through their thoughts and deeds.  2. SYMBOLS A universal symbol means that across cultures and languages, its meaning remains the same, like how the white dove with an olive branch on its beak represents “hope” or “peace.”  2. SYMBOLS Meanwhile, created symbols are those that are unique to a literary work. An object or symbol repeatedly featured in a story is called a motif similar to how a recurring idea is called a theme.  3. IMAGERY The writer uses language that appeals to the senses to create “word pictures” in the mind of the reader. The writer can use imagery that appeals to the sense of sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing.  3. IMAGERY Figurative: “The war zone looked like the moonscape.” Literal: The boy walked along the muddy, wet, gravel road, as the red maples and crimson birch blew in the cold autumn wind.  4. FIGURES OF SPEECH a. Simile b. Metaphor c. Personification d. Hyperbole WRITING A JOURNAL  WRITING A JOURNAL JOURNAL WRITING the process of recording personal insights, reflections and questions on assigned or personal topics. Journal projects assigned in class may include your thoughts about daily experiences, reading assignments, current events or science experiments.  WRITING A JOURNAL Writing a journal is utmost vital as a warm-up for creative writing or as a remedy for writer’s block.  WRITING A JOURNAL The only thing you will ever need for journal writing are: your favorite pen, a nice clean notebook; and the drive to keep on writing. The drive to write is the most important, because a journal is no good to a person who does not write at all.  WRITING A JOURNAL No particular rules to follow in writing a journal not like in technical writing.  WRITING A JOURNAL Fluency of the language is one good pre- requisite to write an effective journal. Technicalities in the language such grammar, punctuations and styles are secondary, but still it requires accuracy of the language used.  WRITING A JOURNAL Journal entries are also referred as reflective writing, in that you can use them to consider and answer to something you have read or learned prior to engaging in the writing process.  WRITING A JOURNAL The term, critical inquiry, is referred as steps involved in collecting accumulating and evaluating and even analyzing ideas or information.  Journal writing can also provide you with the opportunity to: become more confident about writing; broaden your perspective about topics; gather material for later essays; identify progress in writing; overcome writing blocks; spend more time on self-reflection; and write without fear of criticism.  Journal ideas for creative writing: 1. People-watch. Learn to observe the people around you. The people around you can become fictional characters or the subjects of poems. Make notes about people you know; their appearance, their body language, their voices, the way they relate to each other. Any of this can be the beginning of a story or poem.  Journal ideas for creative writing: 2. Listen. Listen to both important and unimportant details in conversations. Listen to your own family and friends –really listen. Not just to what they’re saying, but to the words they use, the pauses, the unique rhythms of their speech. And write down pieces of speech when they are still fresh in your ears.  Journal ideas for creative writing: 3. Take a walk. Observe your surroundings. Describe the weather, the colors and textures, the light and shadow. Go beyond what you see – describe the sounds, the smells, the feeling of the air on your skin. These details will give authenticity to your creative writing, make it feel as if the reader is in your creative phase.  Journal ideas for creative writing: 4. Take a field trip. Go out and have yourself experience the beauty of the outside world. Visit one of the most talked about place in your locality. Get the story and write. Write down the details that will make the setting come alive on the literary piece. Go somewhere you would normally never go, it usually where you get interesting stories.  Journal ideas for creative writing: 5. Use real-life stories. Be authentic. Learn to get inspiration from the genuine stories of life and people. Make notes on the story, and imagine the parts you don’t know. Imagine it as if you were there. Be creative enough to imagine things that can be a great part in your story.