Writer's Craft

Ready to uncover the secret sauce behind the enchanting spell of allusion? It's...

• an expression that's dripping with cynicism or sarcasm

• a vivid form of Imagery that paints a picture in your mind

• a clever trick to make you think of something without it being said outright; a sneaky, indirect reference.

• the art of describing something with a hefty dose of exaggeration

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🎨✨ Embark on a literary adventure! A Motif is not just any tool, but a magical one in a writer's arsenal that...

• is a repetition of similar descriptive words, painting vivid pictures with words.

• is a repetition of a repeated pattern that elegantly weaves through the novel's themes like a golden thread.

• is a repetition of a single item, word, character, name or place, transforming them into symbols with profound meanings.

• is a repetition of similar sounds within words, crafting a melody in the prose.

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Let's play a game of sounds! Can you find the alliteration? It's...

• the repetition of a sound in more than one word to create an effect.

• the repetition of a symbol in a piece of prose.

• the repetition of a sound at the end of a word often found in poetry.

• the repetition of a sound at the beginning of more than one word to create an effect.

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Ready to explore the magical world of writing? Let's figure out what 'tone' really means. Are you up for the challenge?

• the intended humour the writer is trying to express.

• how a writer or author wants the listener or reader to feel.

• how a piece of writing or the way a person speaks which suggests their attitude.

• the range of colours which a writer or speaker is using.

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🌟 Climax Time! 🌟 In a story, the climax hits when there is...(pick all that apply!)

• ...a heart-stopping crisis. 😱

• ...an emotional catharsis. 😭

• ...a mind-blowing revelation. 🤯

• ...just confusion. 🤔

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Can you spot the thrilling connection between Hitchcock's cinematic masterpiece 'Psycho' and Stevenson's gripping tale 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'?

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What's the fancy term for a style or category in art, music, film, or literature? Think hard!

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