Read the work and give feedback in terms of the
elements of poetry and fiction that we’ve talked about. You can offer
suggestions, comments, positive feedback, and critique (what’s working and what
could be stronger, etc?). Write on the work and mark places in the text that
you want to address.
Language
(mark places where the language used is dynamic and interesting, and places
where it
could be revised to be stronger, etc)
Concrete
and sensory detail
Description
Imagery
Metaphor/simile
Sound
(of language, sound that is evoked through the language
Visual
(line breaks, stanza breaks, use of white space on the page, etc)
Syntax
Look
out for abstract, cliché, “overused” language and offer suggestions to make
these
places stronger
Think about all of the above elements of poetry in
terms of the fiction writing. Also, comment and give feedback on the elements
of fiction writing:
Plot (situation, conflict, “drama”)
Setting
Character(s)
Dialogue
Narration, point of view, verb tense and general
writing style, etc.
“resolution” or ending
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