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Creative Writing
Review these terms and definitions for your final exam.
Term | Definition |
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point of view | perspective from which a story is told |
setting | time and place of a story; where and when a story happens |
plot | the sequence of events in a story |
exposition | beginning of the story when characters and setting are introduced |
conflict | a problem or struggle faced by the main character |
rising action | events that occur as the story builds to the climax |
climax | event that is the turning point or highest point of interest or suspense of the story |
falling action | the events that lead to the conclusion of the story |
resolution | the conclusion of the story |
theme | the life lesson or message of the story that is inferred by the reader |
mood | the feeling or atmosphere of a story |
prewriting | the part of the writing process in which the writer comes up with ideas for a story and begins planning (may include brainstorming, power writing, creating a web, etc.) |
drafting | the part of the writing process in which the writer organizes thoughts and ideas into complete sentences without worrying about spelling, capitalization, punctuation, etc. |
revising | the part of the writing process in which the writer makes changes to the draft by adding, removing, moving, or substituting ideas |
editing | the part of the writing process in which the writer makes corrections to capitalization, usage, punctuation, and spelling errors |
dialogue | the writing technique in which characters talk to each other |
figurative language | language that goes beyond the literal meaning of the words in order to describe or explain |
sensory details | writing that appeals to the reader's senses of taste, touch, sight, sound, and smell |
simile | a type of figurative language in which two unlike things are compared using like or as |
metaphor | a type of figurative language in which two unlike things are directly compared |
personification | a type of figurative language in which animals or nonliving things are given human characteristics or qualities |
hyperbole | a type of figurative language in which extreme exaggeration is used |
idiom | a common expression that is not meant to be taken literally |
onomatopoeia | the use of words that mimic or imitate sounds |
alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more words |
publishing | the part of the writing process when you share your final draft by reading it aloud or allowing others to read a copy or read it online. |