LESSON 5: IMAGERY

IMAGERY
- Refers to the sensation that language creates in the mind. They appeal to
the senses of sight, taste, touch. Hearing, and smell.
Example:
We sat on the soft, sugary sand beach waiting for the sunset, with a creamy and
aromatic drink in my hand.
FIGURES of SPEECH
- Is a literary device used as a word or phrase that has a meaning that may
be different than its literal meaning. It adds color and interest, and
awakens the imagination.
Simile
- A figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities using
"like" and "as" between two different things.
Ex: You were as brave as a lion. They fought like cats and dogs.
Personification
- Is a figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human
attributes.
Ex: The wildfire ran through the forest at an amazing speed.
Metaphor
- Is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or
action to which it is not Sterally applicable.
Ex The calm lake was a mirror.The stormy ocean was a raging bull.
Onomatopeia
- Is the process of creating a word that phonetically imitates, resembles or
suggests the sound that it describes.
Ex The heavy footsteps and the loud thud at the door woke me up.
Hyperbole
- Is the act of using extreme exaggeration to emphasize a certain feature
or quality
Ex: A million thanks to you! I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

CREATIVE NON-FICTION
The word "creative" refers to the use of literary craft, the techniques
fiction writers, playwrights, and poets employ to present
nonfiction-factually accurate prose about real people and
events-in a compelling, vivid, dramatic manner. The goal is
to make nonfiction stories read like fiction so that your
readers are as enthralled by fact as they are by fantasy."
Creative nonfiction-"true stories that are written using the
style fiction"
ELEMENTS OF CREATIVE NON-FICTION
Setting
- The place or situation of the story.p
Plot
- The events that take place within the narrative.
Character
- The beings that are in the narrative
Descriptive Imagery
- The way the writer paints the scene, or image, in the mind of the reader.
It usually involves descriptions of one or more of the five senses: sight,
sound, smell, touch, or taste
Figurative Language
- As a counterpart to descriptive imagery, figurative language is using
language in a literary way to describe a literary moment.

Example of Creative Nonfiction

- The larger room has a kitchen on one side and, on the other, adjacent to
a sofa, is a fireplace from which are hung boxing trunks and T-shirts to
dry, and a photograph of him when he was the champion, and also a
television set. The set is usually on except when Patterson is sleeping, or
when he is sparring across the road inside the clubhouse (the ring is
rigged over what was once the dance floor), or when, in a rare moment
of painful honesty, he reveals to a visitor what it is like to be the loser.

- "Oh, I would give up anything to just be able to work with Liston, to box
with him somewhere where nobody would see us, and to see if I could
get past three minutes with him," Patterson was saying, wiping his face
 with the towel, pacing slowly around the room near the sofa. "I know I
can do better... Oh, I'm not talking about a rematch. Who would pay a
nickel for another Patterson-Liston fight? I know wouldn't. But all I want
to do is get past the first round."

Now compare it with this....

Zepeda Knocks out Baranchyk.

LAS VEGAS (October 3, 2020)-Eight knockdowns. Fight of the Year.

Jose Zepeda knocked out Ivan Baranchyk in the fifth round of their junior
welterweight instant classic Saturday evening at the MGM Grand Las Vegas. Both
men hit the canvas four times, but it was a left hand from Zepeda, a two-time
world title challenger, thatended the fight.

Baranchyk (20-2, 13 KOs), a former IBF junior welterweight world champion,

scored a pair of knockdowns in the opening round, and then the two traded
knockdowns in the second. Zepeda used his counterpunching skills to knock down
Baranchyk in the third and fourth rounds, but Baranchyk roared back and planted
Zepeda (33-2, 26 KDs) on the canvas early in the fifth. Soon after Zepeda rose to
this feet, the knockout hammer Zepeda dropped Baranchyk for good.
-Article from Boxing News 24/7

Types of Creative Nonfiction

Personal Essay-The writer crafts and essay that is based on personal experience
or a single event, which results in significant personal meaning or a lesson learned.
The writer uses the first person "I."
Memoir - The writer constructs a true story about a time or period in his/life, one
that had significant personal meaning and a universal truth. The writer composes
the story using the first person "I."
Literary journalism essay-The writer crafts an essay about an issue or topic
using literary devices, such as the elements of fiction and figurative language.
Autobiography-The writer composes his/her life story, from birth to the present,
using the first person.

CREATIVE NONFICTION
She is an award-winning Filipina fictionist, critic and
pioneering writer of creative nonfiction. She is currently
Professor Emeritus of English & Comparative Literature
at the University of the Philippines Diliman and Director
of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Center for
Creative Writing and Literary Studies.She wrote the,
"Creative Non-Fiction: A manual for Filipino Authors".
She is also a Carlos Palanca Awardee for Short Story.