CREATIVE WRITING

WHAT IS CREATIVE WRITING?

• Creative writing is a form of writing where creativity

is at the forefront of its purpose through using
imagination, creativity, and innovation in order to tell
a story through strong written visuals with an
emotional impact, like in poetry writing, short story
writing, novel writing, and more.
 WHAT IS CREATIVE WRITING?

•Creative writing uses senses and emotions in

order to create a strong visual in the reader’s
mind whereas other forms of writing typically
only leave the reader with facts and information
instead of emotional intrigue. (Source: (Pope,
Self-Publishing School, 2019))
VARIATIONS ON LANGUAGE
VARIATIONS ON LANGUAGE
•Diction
•Imagery and Sensory Experience
•Figures of Speech
 DICTION

• Formal Diction is writing that establishes a

professional tone, such as business writing or formal
essays.
• Informal Diction is a conversational or friendly writing
style. It often assumes that the reader already knows
what you’re talking about and generally uses shorter
words.
• Examples of Formal vs. Informal
Diction
• Formal: Hello, young man. It is a true
pleasure to make your acquaintance. How
are you feeling today?
• Informal: Hey, kid. Nice to meet ya.
What's up?
 IMAGERY AND SENSORY
EXPERIENCE

• • Visual Imagery
• The imagery produced using words that appeal to the sense of sight.
• • Auditory Imagery
• The imagery produced using words that appeal to the sense of hearing.
• • Olfactory Imagery
• The imagery produced using words that appeal to the sense of smell.
• • Gustatory Imagery
• The imagery produced by the use of words that appeal to the sense of taste.
• • Tactile Imagery
• The imagery produced using words that appeal to the sense of touch.  
FIGURES OF SPEECH