EL 6602 – CREATIVE WRITING

Date : 09-04-2011 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

PART – A

Answer any EIGHT of the following in about 100 words each. (8 × 5 = 40 marks)

Differentiate the different kinds of writing.
Define the concept of creative ability.
Explain the following literary devices with examples: i) Allegory ii) Pathetic Fallacy.
Define the following terms: i) Symbol ii) Imagery.
Compare and contrast creative writing and imaginative writing.
Write a short note on process of sketching the plot.
Explain the different points of view that are employed in a work of fiction.
Elucidate the importance of dialogue as the backbone of a work of fiction.
Setting and atmosphere can be used as effective devices. Discuss.
Write a paragraph on the writers’ domain.
Show how a writer employs different methods in character development.

PART – B

Answer any FIVE of the following in not more than 250 words each. (5 × 12 = 60 marks)

Using humour, attempt a description of yourself.
Narrate an important episode of your school life using the ‘memory exploration’ technique.
Make the rhythm of your subject and a distinctive prose style prominent as you describe:

Chetan Bhagat made a remark on creative writing that: “Ideas just come to me. I guess my own life experiences have a big role to play in it. However, not every idea is good enough to carry through to a whole book”. Delineate how creative writing is an amalgamation of ideas, experience as well as language.
Write a creative poem/short story/essay beginning with the line: I was deeply disturbed….
Keeping the poem “Thought-Fox” as a basis, show the working of the creative process.
Lunch time at Loyola College: Using at least 10 exchanges between two friends, describe a typical day at college capturing the spirit of the place as well as the people.
Make an assessment of a novel you have recently read using the principles of creative writing.

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