Enhancing Creativity in Writing with Fun Techniques
Explore smiley-face tricks, Magic Three technique, and the power of figurative language to enhance your writing creatively. Dive into examples and exercises to unleash your writing potential.
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Smiley-face tricks are a fun way to get you to think and write more creatively. She was angry at her sister. becomes She was so angry at her sister for not helping her with her math homework that she grabbed her sister s geometry homework, crumpled it into a ball, and slam - dunked it in the trash!"
By using smiley-face tricks, youll find yourself having fun while elaborating on your writing. Your teachers have always told you that you need to SHOW NOT TELL .. WELL .. Here is a FUN and CREATIVE way to do this and REAL authors use this and even better . IT WORKS!
Cover Image Three examples in a series can create a poetic rhythm and add support to a writer s point, especially when the three items have their own modifiers. Look at the example from The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch. What three verbs & modifiers does the author use to add support?
Elizabeth was a beautiful princess. She lived in a castle and had expensive clothes. She was going to marry a prince named Ronald. Unfortunately, a dragon smashed her castle, burned all her clothes with his fiery breath, and carried off Prince Ronald. (The Paper Bag Princess)
Think of a problem youve had and write a simple sentence. NOW . Add a Magic Three to your sentence and watch the magic happen! Possible starter: I was so angry that .
Figurative language adds zing to our writing and can help paint a more vibrant picture for the reader. Some examples are similes, metaphors, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, personification, alliteration, assonance, etc.
When the sky is full and singing with stars you know that twilight has given way .... Twilight Comes Twice by: Ralph Fletcher Cover Image
Use one or more types of figurative language to rewrite the following sentence: The wind was strong. Challenge: Can you use a Magic Three AND figurative language to elaborate this sentence?
Whenever possible and appropriate, try to infuse a little humor to keep your reader alert. I want you to wake up your readers emotions, and what better way to attract attention than by using humor!
By connecting two or more adjectives together with a hyphen, it imparts an air of creativity and cleverness to our writing. Sometimes a new way of saying something can make all the difference; hyphenated adjectives often cause the reader to sit- up and take notice. I give him Marcel s special Turn-on-the- Charm-and Give-Them-the-Big-Pearly-Whites smile. All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
There once was an old woman. OR He flashed her a wicked grin. Try elaborating either one of these sentences using either humor or a hyphenated-modifier. CHALLENGE: Can you use both smiley-face tricks in one sentence?
Now, try writing a paragraph using as many of the smiley Now, try writing a paragraph using as many of the smiley- -face tricks we talked about so far. face tricks we talked about so far. Have fun trying to use all the smiley you just learned about! Have fun trying to use all the smiley- -face tricks you just learned about! face tricks
