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This document provides information about sensory imagery, creative writing, diction, and life compared to creative writing. It defines sensory imagery as using descriptive language to create mental pictures and engage the five senses. It lists the different types of sensory imagery: visual, gustatory, auditory, olfactory, tactile, and kinesthetic. The document also defines creative writing, compares it to other forms of writing, and compares life to creative writing using a Venn diagram. It then discusses diction, defining it as the careful selection of words, and lists different types: formal, informal, colloquial, slang, and poetic. Learning tasks assess understanding of sensory imagery and ask the reader to define words based on connotation.

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WEEK 1 (Part 1)

This document provides information about sensory imagery, creative writing, diction, and life compared to creative writing. It defines sensory imagery as using descriptive language to create mental pictures and engage the five senses. It lists the different types of sensory imagery: visual, gustatory, auditory, olfactory, tactile, and kinesthetic. The document also defines creative writing, compares it to other forms of writing, and compares life to creative writing using a Venn diagram. It then discusses diction, defining it as the careful selection of words, and lists different types: formal, informal, colloquial, slang, and poetic. Learning tasks assess understanding of sensory imagery and ask the reader to define words based on connotation.

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Sensory

Imagery
Using a Venn diagram, compare life to
creative writing.
Differences:
CREATIVE
LIFE WRITING
 factual  can be fictional
 indefinite  definite
 composition of various  collection of numerous
experiences thoughts
 perception  interpretation
 temporary  immortal/

permanent
What is Creative Writing?
Creative writing is any composing that goes
beyond ordinary expert, editorial, scholarly,
or specialized types of writing, normally
distinguished by an accentuation on account
make, character advancement, and the
utilization of abstract tropes or with different
customs of verse and poetics.
CREATIVE OTHER FORMS OF
WRITING WRITING

 for general audience or  For specific audience


for masses  causes boredom
 entertains people  specialized vocabulary
 slang or evocative
 rigid, procedural, purposed
purely to convey
phrases knowledge, data and
 inspired, artistic and information
entertains with word  rigid, procedural, purposed
pictures, concepts and purely to convey
knowledge, data and
deep meaning
information
What Is Sensory Imagery?
Sensory Imagery includes the utilization of
elucidating language to make mental
pictures. In abstract terms, it is a sort of
symbolism; the thing that matters is that
tangible symbolism works by drawing in a
reader's five senses.
Here's a passage without sensory details:
'I went to the store and bought some flowers. Then I headed
to the meat department. Later I realized I forgot to buy bread.‘

Read this revised version with the addition of sensory


details:
 'Upon entering the grocery store, I headed directly for the
flower department, where I spotted yellow tulips. As I tenderly
rested the tulips in my rusty shopping cart, I caught a whiff of
minty dried eucalyptus, so I added the fragrant forest green
bouquet of eucalyptus to my cart. While heading for the meat
department, I smelled the stench of seafood, which made my
appetite disappear.
TYPES OF SENSORY IMAGERY
1. VISUAL IMAGERY engages the sense of
sight. Descriptions can be associated to
Visual Imagery. Physical attributes including
color, size, shape, lightness and darkness,
shadows, and shade are all part of visual
imagery.
Example:

 The night was black as ever, but bright


stars lit up the sky in beautiful and varied
constellations which were sprinkled across
the astronomical landscape.
TYPES OF SENSORY IMAGERY
2. GUSTATORY IMAGERY engages the
sense of taste. Flavors are the considerations
in gustatory imagery which includes the five
basic taste such as sweet, salty, bitter, sour,
and umami—as well as the textures and
sensations tied to the act of eating.
Example:
 The candy melted in her mouth and swirls
of bittersweet chocolate and slightly sweet
but salty caramel blended together on her
tongue.
TYPES OF SENSORY IMAGERY
3. AUDITORY IMAGERY engages the sense
of hearing. Sound devices such as
onomatopoeia and alliteration can help create
sounds in writing.
Example:

 Erick sat alone at the bench nearest the main door


so he wouldn't miss Via. The room was noisy. The
clang of heavy dishes glided from the kitchen. Ice
tinkled as it settled in his water glass. His watch
read 9:30. She wasn't coming.
TYPES OF SENSORY IMAGERY
4. OLFACTORY IMAGERY engages the
sense of smell. Simile is common in using
olfactory imagery, because it lets writers to
compare a particular scent to common smells
like dirt, grass, manure, or roses. The use of
scents and stinks are common ways to use
olfactory imagery.
Example:
 Shesmelled the scent of sweet hibiscus
wafting through the air, its tropical smell a
reminder that she was on vacation in a
beautiful place.
TYPES OF SENSORY IMAGERY
5. TACTILE IMAGERY engages the sense of
touch. The feel, textures and many sensations
a human being experiences when touching
something are associated in tactile imagery.
Differences in temperature is also a part of
tactile imagery.
Example:
After the long run, he collapsed in the
grass with tired and burning muscles.
The grass tickled his skin and sweat
cooled on his brow.
TYPES OF SENSORY IMAGERY
6. Kinesthetic imagery engages the feeling of
movement. This can be similar to tactile
imagery but deals more with full-body
sensations, such as those experienced during
exercise. Rushing water, flapping wings, and
pounding hearts are all examples of
kinesthetic imagery.
Questions to Ponder:
 Among the sensory imagery, which was is easy to
use in writing? Which one is hard for you to use?
What could be the barrier in using sensory
imageries well in writing?
Learning Task 3:
Directions: Read the excerpts with
understanding. Identify what sensory
imagery is used in each statement. Write your
answers on your answer sheet.
1. The sweet pondant icing melted on my
tongue. The word delightful came to
mind.

Imagery: ______________________
2. Erick sat alone at the bench nearest the main
door so he wouldn't miss Via. The room was noisy.
The clang of heavy dishes glided from the kitchen.
Ice tinkled as it settled in his water glass. His watch
read 9:30. She wasn't coming.

Imagery: _________________________
3. The street going to their house stinks of manure
and the courtyard of urine, the stairwells stank of
moldering wood and rat droppings.

Imagery: ________________
4. Armani stretched across her couch, legs
twitching excitedly, and he knew he must be
dreaming of the kittens he tries to capture every
morning when he is at the dirty kitchen.

Imagery: _________________________
5. She ran her hand across the dark, concrete wall. It was
cold as ice. When she came to the middle of the room, she
felt a thick, slimy substance actively oozing down the wall.

Imagery: _________________________
Diction
What is Diction in Writing?
 Dictionis the careful selection of words to
communicate a message or establish a
particular voice or writing style.
What is the purpose of diction in
writing?
Createa certain tone that supports
purpose.
What is the purpose of diction in
writing?
Support the setting.
What is the purpose of diction in
writing?
Establish a narrative voice and
tone.
What is the purpose of diction in
writing?
Bring characters to life.
Different Types of Diction in
Writing
Formal diction
Informal diction
Colloquial diction
Slang diction
Poetic diction
Different Types of Diction in
Writing
1. Formal diction uses grammatical rules and
uses proper syntax or the formation of
sentences. It is considered as a professional
choice of words which can be found in legal
documents like business correspondences and
academic articles.
Different Types of Diction in
Writing
2. Informal diction is more conversational
and often used in narrative literature. Most of
the short stories and novels use informal
diction to make it easier to understand by
anyone.
Different Types of Diction in
Writing
3. Colloquial diction
-These are expressions which are connected to
informal. It is generally representing a particular
region or place or era or period. Contractions in
American English such as “ain’t” instead of isn’t
is an example of colloquial expressions, the use
of colloquialisms make the writing more
realistic.
Different Types of Diction in
Writing
4. Slang is very informal language or specific
words used by a particular group of people.
You'll usually hear slang spoken more often
than you'll see it put in writing, though
emails and texts often contain many
conversational slang words.
Different Types of Diction in
Writing
5. Poetic diction is driven by melodious
words that identify with a particular subject
reflected in a sonnet, and make a musical, or
agreeable, sound. It generally includes the
utilization of elucidating language, in some
cases set to a beat or rhyme.
 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.
Questions:
 In what references or reading materials do you see
Formal Diction? What about the informal,
colloquial and slang? What do you think is the
proper diction in creative writing? Will there be an
impact to writing?
Learning Task 4:
Directions: Define the following words based on your personal connotation or
its general connotation. Do this on your answer sheet.

1. fire
2. ice
3. rain
4. stone
5. rock
6. leaf
7. mirror
8. knife
9. microphone
10. weed
Assessment:
Direction: Read the statements carefully. Identify
if the statement is TRUE or FALSE.

1. Imaging refers to the “pictures” which we


perceive with our mind’s eyes, ears, nose, tongue,
skin, and through which we experience the
“duplicate world” created by poetic language.
Assessment:
Direction: Read the statements carefully. Identify
if the statement is TRUE or FALSE.

2. Diction is the poet’s choice of words. The poet


chooses each word carefully so that both its
meaning and sound contribute to the tone and
feeling of the poem.
Assessment:
Direction: Read the statements carefully. Identify
if the statement is TRUE or FALSE.

3. Informal diction is the use of sophisticated


language, without slang or colloquialisms. It
sticks to grammatical rules and uses complicated
syntax—the structure of sentences.
Assessment:
Direction: Read the statements carefully. Identify
if the statement is TRUE or FALSE.

4. Sensory imagery is a literary device which


writers employ to engage a reader’s mind on
multiple levels. Sensory imagery explores the five
human senses: sight, sound, taste, touch, and
smell.
Assessment:
Direction: Read the statements carefully. Identify
if the statement is TRUE or FALSE.

5.Creative writing is any writing that goes outside


the bounds of normal professional, journalistic,
academic, or technical forms of literature,
typically identified by an emphasis on narrative
craft, character development, and the use of
literary tropes or with various traditions of poetry
and poetics.

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