Contrasting the familiar and the unknown in your descriptive writing
I can use language and structure to create contrast between the familiar and the unknown.
Contrasting the familiar and the unknown in your descriptive writing
I can use language and structure to create contrast between the familiar and the unknown.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- You can use language such as semantic fields to show the contrast between the familiar and the unknown.
- You could use short, simple sentences to show the surprise at the unknown.
- You could use compound sentences to show familiarity since you are aware of the relationship between objects.
Common misconception
Creative writing is more effective when it focuses on something extraordinary.
Describing something very well known to you can be more effective as you're able to spend the time focusing on the little details.
Keywords
Familiar - something well-known from a long or close association.
Contrast - an obvious difference between two or more things.
Unknown - something not known or familiar.
Evoke - to bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind.
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something well-known from a long or close association
an obvious difference between two or more things
something not known or familiar
to bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind