CREATIVE WRITING 11-19

“And the trees all die. They were orange trees. I don’t know why they died,
they just died.Something wrong with the soil possibly or maybe the stuff we
got from the nursery wasn’t the best.” In Donald Barthelme’s The School, the
tone used was __________.
A: unhappy and pessimistic

The arrangement of events in a narrative, carefully crafted by an author is

called_________.
A:Plot

Stance from which the story is told.

A:Point of View

They may be short stories, fables, vignettes, plays, novellas, or novels.

Although writers may base a character on people they have met in real life,
the characters and the experiences that the character faces in the story are not
real.
A:Fiction

The point of view in which the narrator is an all-knowing and all-seeing

observer who tells everything about the characters.(speech, actions, thoughts,
and emotions)

A:Omniscient third-person POV

The time and place in which the events of a narrative take place. It can
function as a main force that the characters encounter, such as a tornado or
flood, or a setting can play a minor role such as setting the mood.

A:Setting

The idea or concept of the author expressed in a concise statement; referred

to as the message of the story, it concretizes the abstract ides the writer wants
to impart. This is called _____________.

A:Theme
The part of the plot in which the conflict is resolve. It can also be called as the
conclusion. It last part of the plot which gives the story some finality.

A:Resolution

The highest point of the story, during which the readers know how the conflict
will be resolved.

A:Climax

Technique that allows the reader to see the continuous, chaotic, and half-
formed thoughts, memories, senses, images, and reflections that constitutes a
character's consciousness.

A: Stream-of-consciousness

Recurring image, word, phrase, action, idea, or object that manifests

repeatedly during the course of a story.

A:Motif

The plot which chronologically shows events in their proper order from
exposition to conclusion is called ___________.

A:Linear plot

The plot which is structured in such a way that it ends where it has started as
in a cycle is called __________.

A:Circular plot

Carl Sandburg’s poem “Fog” is an example of ____________.

A:Free Verse

This poem has no set meter; that is to say there is no rhyming scheme present,
and the poem doesn’t follow a set pattern.

A:Free Verse

The conflict which exists between the protagonist and the antagonist.
A:Social Conflict

The initial part of the plot in which the setting and the characters are
introduced.

A:Exposition

The arrangement of events in a narrative, carefully crafted by an author is

called _________.

A;Plot

These is/are interruptions that writers do to insert past events, in order to

provide background or context to the current events of a narrative. Writers
allow their readers to gain insight into a character’s motivations, and provide a
background to a current conflict.
A:Flashbacks
 Charles Dickens in Great Expectations uses a description of weather in
Chapter 39. It is an example of ____________.
A:Foreshadowing

The word “Wuthering,” which means “stormy,” represents the wild nature of
inhabitants. Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights presents almost every
character, house, surroundings, and events in ___________ .
A:Symbolic Perspective

This play tells about how he learns and realizes his foolishness of gambling.
The colors red and white indicates the bets of each player.
A:
Sa Pula, Sa Puti

“Ah Sunflower, weary of time, Who countest the steps of the sun; Seeking
after that sweet golden clime Where the traveler’s journey is done;” - Ah
Sunflower (By William Blake) is an example of ____________.
A:Symbolism

This poem has no set meter; that is to say there is no rhyming scheme present,
and the poem doesn’t follow a set pattern.

A:Free Verse

“I wandered lonely as a cloud that floats on high o’er vales and hills.” – is an
example of _____________.

A:Simile

John Keats’ To Autumn is an ode rich with ____________.

A:Imagery
The arrangement of events in a narrative, carefully crafted by an
author
-Plot

Place, time, and social environment in which the story takes place.
-Setting

The participants of a story, or the people involved in it.

-Characters

The person telling the story

-Narrator

Stance from which the story is told.

-Point of View

Conversations between characters in a narrative.

-Dialogue

The character the story focuses on

-Protagonist

Anything that opposes the protagonist, and intervenes between the

protagonist and his/her goals.
-Antagonist

A recurrent symbol, theme, setting, or character-type that recurs in

different times and places in myth, literature, and folklore.
-Archetype

These is/are interruptions that writers do to insert past events, in

order to provide background or context to the current events of a
narrative. By using flashbacks, writers allow their readers to gain
insight into a character’s motivations, and provide a background to
a current conflict.
-Flashback

A characteristic, unique form of narrative that each author has.

-Voice

Method by which a writer presents the personality, appearance and the

other traits of a character.
-Characterization

An object or situation that represents something beyond itself.

-Symbol

Recurring image, word, phrase, action, idea, or object that manifests

repeatedly during the course of a story.
-Motif

Idea that the author repeats in the story to point to a deeper

meaning.
-Theme

Tool used by authors to hint what is to come, or one possible outcome

of a story.
-Foreshadowing

Technique that allows the reader to see the continuous, chaotic, and
half-formed thoughts, memories, senses, images, and reflections that
constitutes a character's consciousness.
-Stream-of-consciousness

Charles Dickens in Great Expectations uses a description of weather

in Chapter 39. It is an example of ____________.
-Foreshadowing

The word “Wuthering,” which means “stormy,” represents the wild

nature of inhabitants. Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights presents
almost every character, house, surroundings, and events in
___________ .
-Symbolic Perspective

“And the trees all die. They were orange trees. I don’t know why
they died, they just die. Something wrong with the soil possibly or
maybe the stuff we got from the nursery wasn’t the best.” In Donald
Barthelme’s The School, the tone used was __________.
-unhappy and pessimistic
This play tells about how he learns and realizes his foolishness of
gambling. The colors red and white indicates the bets of each player.
-Sa Pula, Sa Puti

They may be short stories, fables, vignettes, plays, novellas, or

novels. Although writers may base a character on people they have met
in real life, the characters and the experiences that the character
faces in the story are not real.
-Fiction

The point of view in which the narrator is an all-knowing and all-

seeing observer who tells everything about the characters.(speech,
actions, thoughts, and emotions)
-Omniscient third-person POV

The time and place in which the events of a narrative take place. It
can function as a main force that the characters encounter, such as a
tornado or flood, or a setting can play a minor role such as setting
the mood.
-Setting

The time and place in which the events of a narrative take place. It
can function as a main force that the characters encounter, such as a
tornado or flood, or a setting can play a minor role such as setting
the mood.
-Theme

The part of the plot in which the conflict is resolve. It can also be
called as the conclusion. It last part of the plot which gives the
story some finality.
-Resolution

The highest point of the story, during which the readers know how the
conflict will be resolved.
-Climax

The plot which chronologically shows events in their proper order

from exposition to conclusion is called ___________.
-Linear plot

The plot which is structured in such a way that it ends where it has
started as in a cycle is called __________.
-Circular plot

Carl Sandburg’s poem “Fog” is an example of ____________.

-Free Verse

This poem has no set meter; that is to say there is no rhyming scheme
present, and the poem doesn’t follow a set pattern.
-Free Verse

It is a literary composition to be acted by players on a stage before

an audience. Its successful portrayal depends on the cooperation that
must exist among writers, actors, producers and audiences in
accepting the limitations and the conventions of the stage.
-Drama

It is generally given by an actor before the play begins. Its purpose

is to present an explanatory poem or speech that introduces
information that is needed to start the play.
-Prologue

They are portrayed by actors who speak the dialogue and carry out the
action of the play.
-Characters

The playwright must confine his locations to scenes that can be

constructed on the stage and limited to as a few changes as possible.
-Setting

This presents the final outcomes of the struggle, sometimes referred

to as the catastrophe which is the end of the struggle, but it is
necessarily a tragic ending.
-Denouement

This Latin word means to intermingle while weaving.

-Intertexto

It means the complex interrelationship between a text and other texts

taken as basic to the creation or interpretation of the text.
-Intertextuality

A generally implied reference to characters, scenes, plot elements,

etc. that appear in another work is called __________.
-Allusion

She believed that there is a cohesive force in literature that

connects all the various traditions, past and present. She gave that
force a name in 1966 when she devised her theory of intertextuality.
-Julia Kristeva

This concept concerns much more than simply identifying literary

references or inspirations. It is now often used to describe the
complex relationships that exist between works of literature.
-Intertextuality

The origin of the drama is deep-rooted in the religious

predispositions of mankind
-True

The ancient Greek and Roman dramas were mostly concerned with
religious ceremonials of people
-True

The early Philippine drama stemmed more from cultural sources

-False

The Romans developed a new method, wherein the stories of the Gospel
were explained through the living pictures. The performers acted out
the story in a dumb show.
-True

 The theatrical forms of the early Filipinos was much of it being

“lost on contact with the new and more aggressive culture,” than
any other types of dramas.
-True
In this part, you outline your acts and scenes. You make sure each
scene’s events build toward the next scene to achieve plot
development.
-Writing Your Play

This is when you allow conversations to take tangents. For example,

in a discussion of why the protagonist’s girlfriend broke up with
him, there might be a sequence of two or three lines where the
speakers argue about how long they’d been dating in the first place.
-Writing Your Play

In this part, you understand the difference between plot and story.
The narrative of your play is made up of the plot and the story —
two discrete elements that must be developed together to create a
play that holds your audience’s attention.
-Brainstorming Your Narrative

In this part, you are deciding what kind of story you want to tell to
the audience. You help the understand how to interpret the
relationships and events they see.
-Brainstorming Your Narrative

In this part, you should have a sense of how you want to structure
it. The one-act play runs straight through without any intermissions,
and is a good starting point for people new to playwriting before
writing the play.
-Deciding on Your Play’s Structure