Saturday, November 17, 2018

BLOG # 7 : LAUGHTRIP

WHAT WAS YOUR FUNNIEST EXPERIENCE?  MY FUNNIEST EXPERIENCE WOULD BE.  The time when I was only a G-8 Student.  When My eccentric friend tried to serenade a G-8 Student. It was my funniest experience 😅 during my high school years. I almost died laughing...(HAHAHAHHA). So, the story goes like this... It was a cool and windy afternoon when my eccentric friend (I will no longer state his name for his own sake! HAHAHA) decided...

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

BLOG # 6: DICTION

WHAT IS DICTION? -Diction, can be defined as style of speaking or writing, determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer. Diction, or choice of words, often separates good writing from bad writing. It depends on a number of factors. Firstly, the word has to be right and accurate. Secondly, words should be appropriate to the context in which they are used. Lastly, the choice of words should be such that the listener or...

BLOG # 5 : FIGURES OF SPEECH

DEFINITION OF FIGURES OF SPEECH A figure of speech or rhetorical figure is figurative language in the form of a single word or phrase. It can be a special repetition, arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning, or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words. Figures of speech often provide emphasis, freshness of expression, or clarity. However, clarity may also suffer from their use, as figures...

BLOG # 4 : WHAT IS IMAGERY?

I. What is Imagery? Imagery is language used by poets, novelists and other writers to create images in the mind of the reader. Imagery includes figurative and metaphorical language to improve the reader’s experience through their senses.  II. Examples of Imagery Example 1 Imagery using  visuals: The night was black as ever, but bright stars lit up the sky in beautiful and varied constellations which were sprinkled across the...

Monday, November 12, 2018

BLOG # 3: UNIQUENESS OF CREATIVE WRITING

CREATIVE WRITING vs TECHNICAL WRITING AND JOURNALISM  -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. -Journalism is the activity of gathering, assessing,...

Thursday, November 8, 2018

BLOG # 1: I AM SOMETHING

                                       If I would be given a chance to be something. I would like to be a bird. WHY? because just like a butterfly birds can FLY (LOL). Seriously though, I want to be a bird. Because birds can soar high into the sky without having to worry about anything but just the great and beautiful scenery of the earth. Birds...

BLOG # 2: CREATIVE WRITING

Creative Writing: Ideas and Imagination The best way to define creative writing is to give a list of things that are and that are not considered creative writing. Things that are would be: novels, poems, epics, short stories, screenplays, songs, television scripts, etc. Things that are usually not creative writing include: academic writing, textbooks, journalism, and technical writing Your creative juices flow when you...

Monday, November 5, 2018

Philosophers should be kings…or those now called kings [must]…genuinely and adequately philosophize.- Plato, The Republic              ...