CHAPTER 5: CREATIVE WRITING

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 SUBTOPIC 1 :

FICTION WRITING

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 1. FICTION
• What is Fiction?
• Is a story that has been made up in the author’s mind.

• There are two forms of fiction:

• Short story
• Can be easily read in one session
• Explore one topic
• Novel
• Takes more session to read
• Has a longer, more complicated plot

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 2. FICTION FORMAT
• There are seven elements of fiction writing
1. Plot
2. Character
3. Conflict
4. Theme
5. Setting
6. Point of View
7. Tone and mood

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 3. PLOT
• A series of events or action that happens in the story

• Generally there are two types of plot:-

i. Main plot
ii. Sub plot – a second story or side story that is complete and interesting in
its own right.

• Plots follow the Freytag’s Pyramid (next page)

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 4. FREYTAG’S TRIANGLE

1. Exposition – gives the

background information of the
. story
2. Inciting incident – an
incident or event which
begins the central conflict.
3. Rising action – the central
conflict is developed.

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 5. FREYTAG’S TRIANGLE

4. Crisis or turning point – high

point of interest or suspense in
. the story.
5. Climax – the point of the story
at which something decisive
happens to determine the future
course of.
6. Falling action – the events that
occur after the turning point.

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 6. FREYTAG’S TRIANGLE
7. Resolution – the point in story
where the central conflict is
resolved.
.
8. Denouement – tells the final
• PLOT
outcome of loose ends in the
plot.

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 7. CHARACTER
• Any person or figure in the story.

• Types of characters
• Main character
• Protagonist – Leading role/Hero etc.
• Antagonist - Rival, Competitor etc.

• Minor character
• Static vs Dynamic – does the character stay the same during story or change?
• Round vs flat – is the characteristics life-like or unrealistic?

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 8. CONFLICT
• Challenges that lies within the story

• Types of conflicts
1. Individual vs him/herself (internal conflict)
2. Individual vs individual
3. Individual vs society
4. Individual vs nature
5. Individual vs God/fate/Destiny (external conflicts)

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 9. THEME
• A central idea that runs throughout the story.
• The message of the story or poem what the story adds up to

• Example :
• The main themes in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone include
friendship, privilege, nature versus nurture, discovery, and the
power of love.
• In Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park, the main themes are man vs. nature,
technology, and power

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 10. SETTING
• The time and place of the story.

• Examples:
• The general setting of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is England in
the 1990's.
• For Jurassic Park, is set on the fictional island of Isla Nublar, located off
Central America's Pacific Coast near Costa Rica in 1990.

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 11. POINT OF VIEW
• The angle from which the story is narrated.

• Three most common types:

a. First Person
- stories told with “ I” as the narrator
- Usually the narrator is the protagonist, but sometimes minor character
b. Third Person (omniscient)
- Stories where the narrator uses “ he” and “she: and knows what’s in every
character's mind (omniscient = all knowing)
c. Third Person (limited)
- The narrator can’t see what’s in the characters’ minds.

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 12. TONE AND MOOD
• Tone - the attitude of the author or narrator toward the story or character
(angry, playful)
• Mood – the attitude or emotions of the reader toward the story or
characters ( sad, hopeful, nostalgic)

• Example:
In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harrys’ tone is excitement
because Harry learned that he is destined to do more with his life. He
becomes over-joyed when he learns he can leave the Dursley's to be at
Hogwarts.
While the reader’s mood is mystery

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SUBTOPIC 2 :

POETRY

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 1. POETRY
• Writing chosen and arranged o create a certain emotional response
through meaning, sound and rhythm.

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 2. POETRY FORMAT
• Stanza – is a group of lines
in a poem, considered as a
pharagraph.

• Types of stanzas include:

• Couplet – 2 line
• Quatrain – 4 line
• Cinquain – 5 line
• Sestet – 6 line
• Octave – 8 line

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 3. TYPES OF POETRY - NARRATIVE

• Narrative Poem – posses the elements of a story like character,

conflicts and plot, but the story is told in verse.
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 4. TYPES OF POETRY-LYRICS

• Lyric Poem – a highly

musical verse that expresses
the observations and feeling of
a single speaker.

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 5. TYPES OF POETRY -HAIKU

• Haiku – a 3 line Japanese verse form. Usually about nature.

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 6. TYPES OF POETRY – FREE VERSE

• Free/ Blank Verse – poetry

not written in a regular pattern

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7. TYPES OF POETRY - CONCRETE

• Concrete Poem – is a poem

whose shape suggest a subject

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8. TYPES OF POETRY -LIMERICK

• Limerick – is awww.asa.edu.my
humorous, rhyming, five line poem.
9. TYPES OF POETRY - BALLAD

• Ballad poem – is a song like

poem that tells a story often
dealing with adventure and
romance

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END OF CHAPTER 5 : CREATIVE WRITING

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