Creative writing sift method

• WHAT IS SIFT?

  S - SYMBOLISM

  I - imagery

  F - Figurative language

  T - THEME AND TONE
• Symbol an object, person, or place that has meaning within itself but stands for something else in the context of the poem.
• Imagery when the image is evoked through the use of really descriptive language. The use of language to create sensory impressions and to evoke specific responses. Language that appeals to senses
• Smell is called olfactory sense
• Touch is called Tactile sense
• Taste is called Gustatory Sense
• Sight is called Visual Sense
• Hear is called Auditory sense
• Figurative language uses figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful.
• Alliteration is a literary device that reflects repetition in two or more nearby words of initial consonant sounds.
• Assonance is a literary device in which the repetition of similar vowel sounds takes place in two or more words in proximity to each other within a line of poetry or prose.
• Consonance is a literary device that refers to the repetition of the same consonant sounds in a line of text.
• Onomatopoeia, pronounced on-uh-mat-uh–pee– uh, is defined as a word which imitates the natural sounds of a thing. It creates a sound effect that mimics the thing described, making the description more expressive and interesting.
• A simile is a figure of speech in which two essentially dissimilar objects or concepts are expressly compared with one another through the use of “like” or “as.”
• A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things.
• Personification is a figure of speech in which an idea or thing is given human attributes and/or feelings or is spoken of as if it were human.
• Hyperbole is a figure of speech and literary device that creates heightened effect through deliberate exaggeration.
• Irony is a literary device in which contradictory statements or situations reveal a reality that is different from what appears to be true.
• Litotes is a figure of speech featuring a phrase that utilizes negative wording or terms to express a positive assertion or statement.
• Paradox is a noun with several nuanced definitions that address the way we use contradictions to make a point when we speak.
• Paradox is also a rhetorical device that can mean a statement that is selfcontradictory.
• Metonymy is a figure of speech in which one object or idea takes the place of another with which it has a close association. In fact, metonymy means “change of name.”
• Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to signify the whole, or vice-versa. In fact, it’s derived from the Greek word synekdoche: “simultaneous meaning.”
• Theme The central meaning or dominant idea in a literary work.
• Tone is the attitude an author takes on the subject he/she is writing about.
• In a story, what would a storm symbolize?

  Danger
• "The tiny read and climbed up the broken limb." which sense is being described?

  Sight
• What type of Imagery is the given sentence? "The thunder clapped loudly, busting my ear drums."

  Sound
• Identify what figure of speech is used in the sentence. "The wind howled in the night" Personification
• Identify what figure of speech is used in the sentence. "You were as brave as a lion" Simile
• In the sentence "The soothing melody filled the room." which sense is being described?

  Hearing
• What figure of speech is employed in the sentence "Her laughter was a bubbling brook"?

  Metaphor
• In a poem, what could a flowing river symbolize?

  Growth and Change
• Paradox or Oxymoron

  "The silence was deafening." Oxymoron
• Paradox or Oxymoron

  "This is the beginning of the end" Paradox
• Paradox or Oxymoron

  "The wise fool made us laugh" Oxymoron
• Paradox or Oxymoron

  "I must be cruel to be kind" Paradox
• Paradox or Oxymoron

  "The living dead roamed the streets." Oxymoron
• TRUE OR FALSE

  Imagery is language that creates a mental picture. true
• TRUE OR FALSE

  Creative writing often makes use of extended metaphors. true