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Creative Writing Terms Flashcards

Terms to assist in the creative writing process

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737054085Creative Writingprovides students with the opportunity to play with language, to express emotions, to articulate stories, or to develop a drama for others to enjoy1
737054086Descriptivedescribing the structure of a language, serving to describe or inform or characterized by description, giving details about; illustrating; explaining2
737054087Sensory Detailswords and phrases that create imagery by using the 5 senses, Use of sights, sounds, tastes, smells, and textures to convey meaning3
737054088TactilePertaining to the sense of touch; in descriptive writing words are used to describe how something would feel.4
737054089Tastesense involving the tongue where flavors can be detected; in writing words would be used to describe the taste of objects or elements.5
737054090Visualrelating to or using sight; in writing words that are used to describe how someone or something looks.6
737054091AuditoryPertaining to the sense of hearing; in writing these are words that describe what something or someone sounds like.7
737054092Olfactorypertaining to the sense of smell; in writing these are words that describe what something or someone may smell like; odors8
737054093Five Sensessight, hearing, touch, taste, smell9
737054094ImageryThe use of language to evoke a picture or a concrete sensation of a person, thing, place, or experience10
737055353Haikua major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons. Can sometimes be found in 3-5-311

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