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Knowledge and Hypothetical Situations
Knowledge and Hypothetical Situations
Creativity is the use of our ________ to invent something.
Imagination
Describe poetry in no more than one word.
Poetry is a type of literature based on the interplay of words and rhythm.
Hence, "literature" or "rhythm" will be accepted.
You were blindfolded and a poet whispered "This is the Dark Time, My Love" in your ear. Who is the poet?
Martin Carter
What is a Short Story?
A short story is a story with a fully developed theme but significantly shorter and less elaborate than a novel.
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
What is Creative Writing?
Creative Writing is "original writing that expresses ideas and thoughts in an imaginative way."
Differentiate between the concepts: Poetry, Poems.
Poetry is the use of words and language to evoke a writer's feelings and thoughts, while a poem is the arrangement of these words.
He is well known for the plays Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet and Anthony and Cleopatra.
William Shakespeare
What are the 5 essential components of a Short Story?
These five components are: the characters, the setting, the plot, the conflict, and the resolution.
A) "What is full of holes but still holds water?"
B) What literary device was used in the riddle?
A sponge
(Pun)
List 3 ways to practice Creativity and 3 forms of Creative Writing.
Creativity:
1. Draw 2. Paint 3. Write 4. Cooking 5. Embroidery
Creative Writing:
1. Poems 2.Novels 3. Songs 4. Screenplays
5. Short stories 6. Television script
What are the requirements of good poetry?
Strong, accurate, interesting words, well-placed, make the reader feel the writer's emotion and intentions. Choosing the right words—for their meaning, their connotations, their sounds, even the look of them, makes a poem memorable. The words become guides to the feelings that lie between the lines.
Which local Artist wrote "Red Hibiscus" and won the Guyana Annual's 2018 Poetry Competition with his poetic composition "The Scandal of O Tye Kim" and was an honourable mention for the Mahadai Das Open Poetry Prize, 2020?
Scott Ting-a-kee
What is the difference between the Antagonist and the Protagonist?
Protagonists and antagonists are both essential characters in a story, but they propel the plot in different and usually opposite ways: The protagonist works toward the central story goals, while the antagonist works against the goals. The words “protagonist” and “antagonist” are antonyms.
What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?
A river
Juju is a mother of 10 and finds herself occupied with her duties and neglecting her writing. At this point, she suffers from extreme depression and low self-esteem. You're her bestfriend. Which of the following advice would you give to her.
A) Meditate
B) Time for Self Introspection
C) Time for Self
C) Time for Self
List 10 Literary Devices used in Poems.
1. Pun
2. Rhyme
3. Simile
4. Imagery
5. Allusion
6. Metaphor
7. Hyperbole
8. Repetition
9.Alliteration
10. Assonance
11. Onomatopoeia
12. Personification
Identify the persons associated with each:
1. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
2. "Still I rise" poem
3. Ti-Jean and His Brothers (Play)
4. "Dear Land of Guyana, Of Rivers and Plains"
1. Carolyn Keene
2. Maya Angelou
3. Derek Walcott
4. Archibald Luker/Cyril Potter
"Dad left, a flag came back."
A) In it's current state, what is the story above called?
B) If I added exactly 94 words, what would it then be called?
C) What is the theme of the story?
A) Flash Fiction
B) A drabble
C) War/Death
As destructive as life,
As healing as death;
An institutioner of strife,
Just as prone to bless.
It is all that is good,
Yet with an evil trend;
As it was the beginning of things,
It can also be the end.
Water
Justin Moyne is an artist that suffers from reoccurring anxiety. What would be an effective plan to implement while considering his mental health and practicing creativity through his art?
Art therapy can be effective in these situations. Painting or drawing these memories and anxieties can help start the process of talking about them. Through art, you are moving the thoughts out of your mind and on to the paper. The process can be cathartic and allows you to be proactive in your own therapy.
What was the impact of World War 1 on Literature?
World War I altered the world for decades, and writers and poets reflected that shifted outlook in literature, novels and poetry. The horrors of that conflict altered the world for decades – and writers reflected that shifted outlook in their work.
Who edited the third edition of the World of Prose and the World of Poetry?
World of Prose: David Willians, Hazle Simmons-McDonald
World of Poetry: Mark McWatt, Hazle Simmons-McDonald
A) What are the different point of views that a short story could be written in?
B) What are the five types of characters in fiction?
C) Differentiate between two of the types.
A) First person is the I/we perspective. Second person is the you perspective. Third person is the he/she/it/they perspective.
B) & C)
We are such little tiny creatures;
all of us have different features.
One of us in glass is set;
One of us you'll find in jet.
Another you may see in tin,
and the fourth is boxed within.
If the fifth you should pursue,
it can never fly from you.
What are we?
The vowels (a,e,i,o,u)