Free Write #5 - Kennings If this word is new to you, as it was to me, it is a literary device in which a poetic phrase substitutes for a noun. A memorable kenning occurs when one element of the phrase creates a striking, unexpected comparison. Ex. sky-candle (the sun). (With thanks to Mike Schmidt.) Write 5… Continue reading Wounded Writers Ask – Free Write #5 – Kennings
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Wounded Writers Ask – Apron
In ten lines or less, write about an apron. Wicket from Word Well - which today is from Ben Van Dongen Horseshoe (boy, he's really challenging me!) Horseshoe Apron I'd like to say there were horseshoes on her apron. A pretty apron, solid red with blue horseshoes and a frilly bottom. That would be nice.… Continue reading Wounded Writers Ask – Apron
Wounded Writers Ask: Prompt #2 – Addiction
15 minutes - timed writing on the following: In ten lines or less, write about your own addiction. You may prefer to write standalone lines or group some of them together like stanzas in the way Wright does. If you’re addicted to sugar, rather than say, “I am addicted to sugar,” let Sugar narrate. Let… Continue reading Wounded Writers Ask: Prompt #2 – Addiction
VANESSA SHIELDS 