Creative Writing Module 2

1. NEW NORMAL!
Module No. 2
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Creative Writing
SENIOR HIGHSCHOOL
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PREPARED BY:CRESELDA D. GILIG, LPT

2. MODULE NO.2
Creative Writing
LESSON AND COVERAGE
In this module, you will take the following:
Lesson 3: Imagery, Diction,
Lesson 4: Figurative Languages
In this lesson, you will learn the following:
Lesson 3
- Use imagery and diction to evoke meaningful responses from the
readers
Lesson 4
- Use figures of speech and specific experiences to evoke meaningful
responses from the readers
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOME
To do well in this module, you need to:
1. Bring personal life experiences by writing three paragraphs composition of a chosen
topic utilizing figurative languages, imagery and a selected diction.
LEARNING EXPERIENCES
LEARNING ACTIVITIES SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
- Read information sheet No.
2.1
- Read information sheet No.
2.2
- Answer TASK SHEET NO.2.1 and TASK SHEET NO.2.2
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Creative Writing or submit your output on our
scheduled meeting

3. INFORMATION SHEET NO.2.1
Imagery & Diction
IMAGERY
Imagery, in a literary text, is an author's use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth
to their work. Sensory imagery appeals to human senses to deepen the reader's understanding
of the work. Powerful forms of imagery engage all of the senses.
There are five major types of sensory imagery, each corresponding to a sense, feeling,
action, or reaction:
1. Visual imagery pertains to graphics, visual scenes, pictures, or the sense of sight.
Example: The crimson apple glistened in her hand.
2. Auditory imagery pertains to sounds, noises, music, or the sense of hearing. (This kind of
imagery may come in the form of onomatopoeia).
Example: The roaring thunder frightened the little boy.
3. Olfactory imagery pertains to odors, aromas, scents, or the sense of smell.
Example: The athlete’s sweaty gym clothes left a musty odor in the laundry room.
4. Gustatory imagery pertains to flavors or the sense of taste.
Example: The warm, salty broth soothed her sore throat as she ate the soup.
5. Tactile imagery pertains to physical textures or the sense of touch.

4. Example: Prickly cactus posed as an obstacle to the men as hiked.
Other types of imagery include:
 Kinesthetic imagery pertains to movements.
 Organic imagery / subjective imagery, pertains to personal experiences of a character's
body, including emotion and the senses of hunger, thirst, fatigue, and pain.
 Phenomenological, pertains to the mental conception of an item as opposed to the
physical version.
DICTION
Diction refers to the linguistic choices a writer makes to effectively convey an idea, a point
of view, or tell a story. In literature, the words used by an author can help establish a distinct
voice and style.
What Is Diction in Writing?
Diction is the careful selection of words to communicate a message or establish a
particular voice or writing style. For example, flowy, figurative language creates colorful prose,
while a more formal vocabulary with concise and direct language can help drive home a point.

5. What Is the Purpose of Diction in Writing?
Writers choose specific words and phrases depending on the outcome they’re trying to
achieve. Diction can:
 Create a certain tone that supports purpose. The purpose of a piece of writing
determines its diction. In literature and fiction writing, writers often use informal
diction and figures of speech—words used for non-literal meanings, like similes
and metaphors. If a scientist is publishing a paper on their research, however,
the language will be technical, concise, and formal, written for a specific
audience.
 Support the setting. In fiction writing, the language an author uses supports the
basic story elements, like setting. Diction helps establish when and where a story
is set by using language native to that time and place. This is called colloquial
diction. For example, a story set in New York City will have a different style of
language compared to a story that takes place in London.
 Establish a narrative voice and tone. A writer’s attitude towards the subject of a
story comes through in the words they use. This helps establish tone and impacts
readers’ emotional response. For example, the tone of a horror novel will be very
different to that of a romance novel.
 Bring characters to life. A writer can tell a reader a lot about characters through
their dialogue. The way a character uses diction reflects personal details like age
and gender, background, social setting, and profession. For example, a younger
character might use slang when they speak.
8 Different Types of DictioninWriting
Different styles of diction impact how different ideas are expressed. There are eight
common types of diction:
1. Formal diction. Formal diction is the use of sophisticated language, without slang or
colloquialisms. Formal diction sticks to grammatical rules and uses complicated syntax—
the structure of sentences. This elevated type of language is often found in professional
texts, business documents, and legal papers.

6. 2. Informal diction. Informal diction is more conversational and often used in narrative
literature. This casual vernacular is representative of how people communicate in real
life, which gives an author freedom to depict more realistic characters. Most short
stories and novels use informal diction.
3. Pedantic diction. This is when a writer is highly detailed or academic in their writing.
Words are chosen specifically to convey only one meaning. It is sometimes used in
literature when characters speak in a highly educated manner, as in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s
The Great Gatsby.
4. Colloquial diction. Colloquial words or expressions are informal in nature and generally
represent a certain region or time. “Ain’t” and “y’all” are examples of colloquial
expressions, born in rural areas of the United States. Colloquialisms add color and
realismto writing.
5. Slang diction. These are words that originated within a specific culture or subgroup but
gained traction. Slang can be a new word, a shortened or modified word, or words that
take on a new meaning. Examples of common contemporary slang words are “aggro”
instead of “aggravated”; “hip,” which means trendy; and “throw shade,” which is to lob
an insult at someone.
6. Abstract diction. This is when a writer uses words to express something intangible, like
an idea or an emotion. Abstract phrases often lack physical detail and specificity
because they are things the reader cannot experience through their five senses.
7. Concrete diction. Concrete diction is the use of words for their literal meanings and
often refer to things that appeal to the senses. The meaning is not open to
interpretation because the writer is specific and detailed in their phrasing. For example,
the sentence: “I ate an apple.”
8. Poetic diction. Poetic diction is driven by lyrical words that relate to a specific theme
reflected in a poem, and create a euphonious, or harmonious, sound. Poetic diction
usually involves the use of descriptive language, sometimes set to a beat or rhyme.

7. INFORMATION SHEET NO.2.2
Figures of Language
FigurativeLanguage
Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using
figurative language. Below are some of the common figurative languages used:
Simile
A simile uses the words “like” or “as” to compare one object or idea with another to
suggest they are alike.
Example: busy as a bee
Metaphor
The metaphor states a fact or draws a verbal picture by the use of comparison. A simile
would say you are like something; a metaphor is more positive - it says you are something.
Example: You are what you eat.
Personification
A figure of speech in which human characteristics and other personalities are given or
projected to an animal or an object.
Example: My teddy bear gave me a hug.
Alliteration
The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words.
Alliteration includes tongue twisters.
Example: She sells seashells by the seashore.
Onomatopoeia
The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound or the sound commonly
produced by an object or an action.
Example: snap crackle pop
Hyperbole
An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true. Tall
tales are hyperboles.
Example: He was so hungry, he ate that whole cornfield for lunch, stalks and all.

8. Closed Reading
The process of writing an essay usually begins with the close reading of a text. Of
course, the writer's personal experience may occasionally come into the essay, and all essays
depend on the writer's own observations and knowledge. You may focus on a particular
passage, or on the text as a whole.
Your aim may be to notice all striking features of the text, including rhetorical features,
structural elements, cultural references; or, your aim may be to notice only selected features of
the text—for instance, oppositions and correspondences, or particular historical references.
Either way, making these observations constitutes the first step in the process of close reading.
Essentially, close reading means reading to uncover layers of meaning that lead to deep
comprehension.
If reading closely is the most effective way to achieve deep comprehension, then that's
how we should teach students to read. But that description doesn't match much of the
instruction I've witnessed in recent years.
How to begin:
 Reading with a pencil in hand, and annotate text.
 Look for patterns in the things you've noticed about the text—repetitions,
contradictions, similarities.
 Ask questions about the patterns you've noticed—especially how and why.

9. On reading short stories and other fictions, you may use the following guide questions:
 What is the author telling me here?
 Are there any hard or important words?
 What does the author want me to understand?
 How does the author play with language to add to meaning?

10. TASK SHEET NO.2.1
Name: _______________________________ Score:_______________________
Date answer:________________________ Date check:_________________
TEST I: Multiple Choice
Directions: Read and analyze the questions. Choose and underline the letter of your
answer.
1. This is the usage of figurative language to represent objects, actions and ideas.
a. experiences c. Imagery
b. diction d. figurative language
2. Words can create visual representation of ideas in the mind.
a. True c. Maybe
b. False d. Never
3. The style of writing or speaking determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer.
a. experiences c. figurative language
b. diction d. imagery
4. Can choice of words divert listeners or readers to misinterpretation of the message within
the text?
a. Yes c. Both yes and no
b. No d. None of the choices
5. This is the language you use to describe something through comparison.
a. imagery c. experiences
b. diction d. figurative language
6. Imagery is associated with __________.
a. social experiences c. actions and objects
b. mental pictures d. languages
7. In here, words like “as” or “like” are commonly used to compare one object or idea with
another to suggest they are alike.
a. personification c. onomatopoeia
b. simile c. metaphor

11. 8. This is an exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true.
a. personification c. metaphor
b. hyperbole d. alliteration
9. The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words.
a. personification c. metaphor
b. hyperbole d. alliteration
10. The use of word to describe or imitate a natural sound or the sound commonly produced by
an object or an action.
a. metaphor c. personification
b. simile d. onomatopoeia
11. The children were screaming and shouting in the fields. “Screaming” and “shouting” appeal
to what sense?
a. taste c. hearing
b. sight d. touch
12. It was dark and dim in the forest. “Dark” and “dim” appeal to our sense of __________.
a. touch c. sight
b. hearing d. taste
13. Who says these lines:
“Money can’t buy you happiness. Selflessness does.”
a. visual editor c. painter
b. engineer d. priest
14. In what context or literature is the statement below?
“Tajumaru didn’t kill the woman in Kabuki. Yet, it is clear that the woodcutter was the one who
did it.”
a. Philippines c. African
b. Japanese d. American
15. What figurative language is used in this sentence?
“His tummy is as big as with Santa Claus.”
a. simile c. metaphor
b. alliteration d. personification

12. 16. This world is a sea of anonymous faces.
a. alliteration c. simile
b. metaphor d. personification
17. He pulled the trigger of the gun and heard “bang!” “bang!”
a. alliteration c. hyperbole
b. onomatopoeia d. personification
18. The strong rain gave me a tap on my back.
a. hyperbole c. alliteration
b. personification d. onomatopoeia
19. Peter piper picked a peck of pickled pepper.
a. alliteration c. personification
b. hyperbole d. onomatopoeia
20. The Goblin had pulled the sword placed in his chest then a river of blood came out.
a. personification c. hyperbole
b. onomatopoeia c. alliteration

13. TASK SHEET NO.2.2
Name: _______________________________ Score:_______________________
Date answer:________________________ Date check:_________________
Test I. Write What You Know
Directions:
Bringing personal experience into your writing: Below are sort of experiences that can
be helpful in your first writing. Choose at least one experience that could be a topic in this
activity. Your first writing activity must have a title with at least 3 paragraphs. Underline
the word/phrase that used imagery, encircle figures of speech used, and label each.
a. Childhood and Upbringing
b. Previous School
c. Visits and Vacations
d. Life’s journey