1. Creative Writing 1 and 2—March 30, 2016 Journal #3—If you had to picture yourself as an inanimate object, what would it be? Explain how this inanimate object fits your physique as well as personality. Extra Credit Opportunity—Bring in craft supplies (colorful paper, glitter, pipe cleaners, fuzzies, card stock, etc.) We need this stuff to work on our Creative Poetry Anthologies next week.

2. Ms. Brasino as an Inanimate Object It occurred to Ms. Brasino that if she were an inanimate object, she would be… You have a minute and a half to write down as many ideas as possible. Think personality and physique. This is your chance to “roast” me if you’d like. Be prepared to explain your comparisons.

3. What is an Extended Metaphor? A metaphor that continues over multiple sentences in a paragraph or lines of poetry, and that is sometimes extended throughout an entire work. Extended metaphors allow writers to draw a larger comparison between two things or ideas. In rhetoric, they allow the audience to visualize a complex idea in a memorable way or tangible. They highlight a comparison in a more intense way than simple metaphors or similes. If someone was unloving, you could simply say that their heart was ice. But if you wanted to really drive home the point, you might say, “Their heart was icy, their blood frosty, their ventricles filled with icicles, their words turning to ice cubes that would chill an already chilly iced tea.” This example also elucidates the dangers of extended metaphor. When used poorly, extended metaphors can be a little much.

4. Shakespearean Extended Metaphors “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts.” -Shakespeare’s As You Like It “But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun! Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief… -Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

5. Person-As-Inanimate-Object Poem “It occurred to Marshall that if he were a vegetable, he’d be a bean.” Why would Marshall want to be a bean? What type of bean would Marshall want to be? Why would Marshall want to be this type of bean? What would he look like?

6. “Fruity” Brainstorming Think of as many adjectives, metaphors, and similes that you can use to describe your fruit. Only one person at a time writes on the paper, once you’ve written something, you pass the paper to the next person. You will have 2 minutes to think of as many ideas as you can. The group with the most ideas wins.

7. “Fruity” Brainstorming CherryPearPeachLemon Sweet Tasty Little Red Circular Juicy Sweet as a cherry Cherry is a baby Dark and light Grow on trees Stems Comes in pairs Hard insides Plump Texture of an apple Peridot green Alabaster inside Green of lemon limes yet sweeter than a berry Seeds as an apple yet the flesh is still sweeter Stiff Sweet Sour Green Bruised Lumpy Tan Round Sweet Peaches are like women Peaches are peachy Peaches are juicy butts Orange Special because nothing rhymes with orange Juicy Messy Thick skin Sweet and sour Yellow Round Lumpy Juicy Tart Squishy Lemonade Chic-Fil-A When life gives you lemons… Seeds Yellow as the sun

8. “Fruity” Brainstorming CherryPearPeachLemon Together in the beginning but typically separated Sunburned Plump Sexy Tough core Very sociable Tiny Strong Unappreciated Mushy Juicy Thick Green like alagae Hard on the outside Vibrant Fuzzy Hard inside soft outside Sweet Georgian Nutritious Natural Life gives you lemons Bumpy Sour Acidic Tart Yellow Full of seeds Small Bright

9. Banana She stands With her rounded back, Long blonde hair, And matching yellow dress. It’s unlikely She would ever be found alone. One of the bunch As she laughs with her friends. She looks happy. But is she? Her insides are soft. She bruises easily, Her skin and heart Turning black with Every blow. —Hannah Rasmussen

10. Picking Up the Pieces: the Mosaic Vase You are an intricate mosaic vase, With so many glass pieces to your being. All labeled by various colors and shapes. Reds, blues, oranges, gigantic, small, sharp. Your colors represent who and what you will always be— A difference, a sister, a teacher, a daughter, a venturer, a writer, a Hodgepodge of unique. You are a fascinatingly beautiful mosaic vase, A vase that lights up a dull room, boring and lifeless. I wonder and admire how you put yourself together– Even through the hardest of times– In order to create a stunning Work of art. Even though you are quite rare and fragile with all your misshaped and broken glass pieces, You are shaped to perfection. You are a mosaic vase. --Jaclyn Pryzbylkowsk

11. Rubric Brainstorming /5 This poem is based on an extended metaphor. Within the extended metaphor, there is a series of short comparisons (metaphors, similes, personifications). Have you used some? /5 Strong sensory detail/images /5 Interesting structure, line length, verse form, or use of punctuation /5