powerpoint in creative writing

1. CREATIVE
WRITING
Application of the various
elements of poetry
through a short poem

2. P O E T RY H A S E V O LV E D
A N D T H E R E A R E O T H E R
C O N T E M P O R A RY
P O E M S T H AT M A K E U S E
O F E L E M E N T S ,
D E V I C E S A N D
T E C H N I Q U E S
U N I Q U E LY, B U T T H E
C R E AT I V I T Y C L E A R LY
M A N I F E S T S .

3. IN CRAFTING YOUR OWN POEMS,
YOU MAY USE THE FOLLOWING
TIPS AND STRATEGIES. AS LONG AS
YOU TRY TO INCORPORATE THE
ELEMENTS, DEVICES, AND
TECHNIQUES AND YOU WRITE
FROM YOUR HEART, YOU COULD
NEVER GO WRONG.

4. W R I T I N G T I P S :
1 . I N C O M P O S I N G A P O E M ,
F I G U R AT I V E L A N G U A G E I S
M O R E E F F E C T I V E T H A N
L I T E R A L L A N G U A G E I N
C O N V E Y I N G A N E M O T I O N
O R A N I D E A . I T E V O K E S A
M O R E V I V I D I M A G E O R
P I C T U R E I N T H E M I N D S O F
Y O U R R E A D E R S .

5. 2. YOU ARE ALLOWED TO USE
INDIGENOUS TERMS,
ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT
HAVE NO DIRECT ENGLISH
EQUIVALENTS. IT IS ALSO
KNOWN AS “LOCAL COLOR” IN
A PIECE OF WRITING.

6. 3. YOU MAY USE
LITERARY DEVICES AND
TECHNIQUES TO MAKE
YOUR POEMS MORE
APPEALING AND
INTERESTING.

7. 4. YOU MAY COMPOSE FREE
VERSE POEM WHICH DOES
NOT FOLLOW THE RULES
AND HAVE NO RHYME OR
RHYTHM; BUT IS STILL AN
ARTISTIC EXPRESSION.

8. B E L O W A R E T H E S T R AT E G I E S F O R P O E M
W R I T I N G B Y R U T H N I X :
1 . F I N D Y O U R T R I G G E R
W H E N Y O U S TA R T D R A F T I N G A P O E M , S TA R T
W I T H A P U R E , TA N G I B L E I M A G E . T R I G G E R S
A R E U S U A L LY P R O D U C T S O F E X P E R I E N C E S .
T H E S E A R E E X P E R I E N C E S T H AT E V O K E
F E E L I N G S A N D / O R Q U E S T I O N S , A N D A R E
O F T E N S E N S U A L I N N AT U R E , M E A N I N G T H E Y
P L AY U P O N O N E O R M O R E O F T H E F I V E
S E N S E S .

9. 2 . T R U S T Y O U R V O I C E
W H AT M A K E S O N E P O E T ' S M A S T E R P I E C E
F R O M O T H E R S O F T E N H A S M O R E T O D O W I T H
V O I C E T H A N S U B J E C T M AT T E R . R E A D E R S
W A N T T O " H E A R " W H O Y O U R E A L LY A R E . T H AT
M E A N S AT T E M P T S T O S O U N D H Y P E R -
I N T E L L I G E N T B Y U S I N G A R C H A I C W O R D S W I L L
D I S TA N C E Y O U F R O M Y O U R R E A D E R A N D
C A U S E Y O U R V O I C E T O S E E M S Y N T H E T I C .
Y O U C A N N O T M A K E A C O N N E C T I O N W I T H
Y O U R R E A D E R S I F T H E Y C A N ' T U N D E R S TA N D
W H AT Y O U ' R E S AY I N G .

10. 3 . O R D I N A R Y D I C T I O N
B E C A U S E P O E T S A R E C H A L L E N G E D T O
C O M M U N I C AT E W H AT T H E Y T H I N K A N D
F E E L W I T H A S M U C H C O N C I S I O N A S
P O S S I B L E , I T ' S V I TA L T H AT Y O U
C H O O S E Y O U R W O R D S W I S E LY. I N FA C T,
T H E S I M P L E R , T H E B E T T E R . T RY F O R A
N AT U R A L , R E L A X E D , C O N V E R S AT I O N A L
T O N E I N P L A I N , E V E RY D AY L A N G U A G E –
T H E O N E Y O U A C T U A L LY U S E .

11. 4. FINDING PURPOSE
POETRY IS AN ART
FORM THAT MAKES
USE OF METAPHORS,
ALLUSIONS AND
MORE. SELECT A
PRECISE IMAGE OR
ANALOGY THAT
VIVIDLY CONVEYS
THE IDEA.

12. 5 . S O M E T H I N G N E W
M A K E Y O U R R E A D E R D E V E L O P F R O M
Y O U R P R E L I M I N A RY I D E A T O N E W
AWA R E N E S S .
P O E T S U S E T H E T E R M “ V O LTA ” W H I C H
M E A N S T O T U R N . I T I S A R H E T O R I C A L
S H I F T O R D R A M AT I C C H A N G E I N
T H O U G H T A N D / O R E M O T I O N .

13. 6 . F R E S H E Y E S
T O R E V I S E I S T O S E E T H I N G S
I N A N E W P E R S P E C T I V E . T H A T
M E A N S L O O K I N G A T Y O U R
W O R K A S O B J E C T I V E LY A S
P O S S I B L E . A S K : I S I T
H O N E S T ? I S I T C O N F U S I N G ? I S
I T P R E D I C T A B L E ? C O U L D T H E
L A N G U A G E B E M O R E
A C C U R A T E , T H O U G H T -
P R O V O K I N G , O R S U R P R I S I N G ?
S H O U L D I C H A N G E T H E V O I C E ,
T H E S P E A K E R , T H E P O I N T O F
V I E W ?