

Showing, Part OneIf you’ve ever taken a class in creative writing, you’ve no doubt heard the teacher repeat the phrase, “Show, don’t tell” over and over again. While there are few hardest rules in creative writing, this persistent little mantra might be the ultimate. Teachers and writers who write about writing spout it out all the time, but what does it mean anyway? After, isn’t all writing really “telling” on some level?Showing, Part One
It’s best to view “showing” not as a single technique, but a summation of the most effective writing techniques. If we know anything about poetry, it’s that the best poetry usually conjures specific and concrete images. Be


Active and Passive VoiceActive Voice Active voice occurs when the subject or agent in the sentence performs the action, often towards an object. For example, let's look at the following sentence written in active voice: Katie spilled the milk. In this sentence, Katie is the subject, and she performs the action (spilling) on the direct object (the milk.) The most obvious way to spot active voice is through the use of active verbs, which are simply verbs that express actions. In most cases, the sentence will take on the simple form of the tense it's in, whether past, present, or future. Passive Voice In passive voice, the object beiActive and Passive Voice


Editorial - ClicheCli·ché (klee-shay) also cliche (kl-sh) n.Editorial - Cliche
1.) A trite or overused expression or idea: ?Even while the phrase was degenerating to cliché in ordinary public use... scholars were giving it increasing attention? (Anthony Brandt).
2.) A person or character whose behavior is predictable or superficial: ?There is a young explorer... who turns out not to be quite the cliche expected? (John Crowley).
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It's not something pleasant to hear, or pleasant to say.
But what's to be done, when you find it one day
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RhythmIf your poem’s rhythm is bad, your poem will be bad.Rhythm
That’s right, I said it. Poetry without rhythm (or poor examples of it) is like a brain-bound rusty screwdriver: stimulating but never a good idea. After you’ve digested all of that “show don’t tell” imagery bullshit, you need to pay attention to your rhythms.
Don’t just read your poem, say it out loud. A poem that sounds great spoken will look great written. If you aren’t confident in your abilities, work on it. Limiting yourself to syllabic structure is an excellent way to learn. Jot a few lines down, figure out some sort of syllabic structure (seven syllables /
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