Writing techniques and Six- word Memoir

Writing Techniques:
Personification, Tone, Point of view

Six-Word Memoir:
Special Memories: Family is always close

six word memoir and 3 writing techniques

short story: Happily married today divorced later on.

writing tecniques: using stories within stories.
providing plenty of details for imagery
flash forward

Writing techniques and six-word memoir

Writing Techniques:
Description, Creative, and Narration




Six-Word Memoir:
Be successful: one of my goals.

Wrting techniques and six word memoir

Writing techniques: compare and contrast, exposition, and visualization




six word memoir : Negative thoughts: my own worst enemy.

figurative language examples

1. "It's the brilliant green-and-yellow uniform that gives me away, like prison clothes on a fugitive."
- Nickel & Dimed; mode: simile

2. "And that ladder of law has no top and no bottom."
- "Hattie Carroll;" mode: metaphor

3. "Some are dark brown, and soft, while others are bright yellow, crunchy and have a certain 'tang' that is particular to dates."
- Baghdad Burning; mode: sensory details

4. "But the relevant point about Holly is that she is visibly unwell--possibly whiter, on a daily basis...think bridal gowns, tuberculosis, and death."
- N&D; mode: metaphors

Figurative Language

"It was like a circuit at times: roof, roof, boiler room" (Elliot pg. 154)- Cliche

"He was beautiful , like a woman, with his long black hair." (Elliot pg.157)- simile

"There were giant bald patches from where his hands slipped, and I looked like a mental patient. (Elliot pg. 160)- simile

"It was just as hard and cold in the broo, closet as it was outside" (Elliot pg, 153)- simile

figurative language

"we clean floors the old fashion way-on our hands and knees..... "
"Now if I get a migrane I just pop two Excedrins and get on with my life".
"I should, if 'I were going to stay in character, find an emergency room after work and try to cop a little charitable care.
"All I can think of is like,wow, I'd like to have this stuff someday.