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Creative Writing
Quick questions on Crafting creative writing: SQA Advanced Higher English portfolio
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What is make form carry meaning in poetry?Show answer
In a poem, form, sound and imagery should carry the meaning, not decorate it. Choose a form that suits the subject, let line breaks and sound patterning support the sense, and develop a controlling image rather than scattering unrelated ones. Sophistication is control: a short poem in which every choice is deliberate beats a long one that states its feeling plainly.
What is q1?Show answer
Why are narrative voice and structure the most powerful tools in a short story? [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
What does "showing, not telling" mean, and why does it earn marks? [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
What makes a poem sophisticated rather than merely competent? [1 mark]
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