L. M. Montes

Metaphor

Posted on July 8, 2021 by L. M. Montes

Definition: (from Dictionary.com) “A figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance”.

Examples:

His hand on my shoulder is a frigid icicle.
The house was hot furnace.
The sand is a blanket underneath me.
The wildflowers are a color wheel.
The stain was an annoying fly; always around and refusing to go away.

As you can tell by these examples, pictures are created within the readers mind that heightens their reading experience. They pull the reader into the story.

Fiction

When it comes to writing fiction, take your time. Slow and steady. Easy does it. If you rush your story or go at a faster pace than what you’re comfortable with, everything else in your story will fall apart. There is so much that goes into a work of fiction that to speed through writing it for the sole purpose of getting it done will only slow you down in the long run. You don’t want to go back and redo something that you could have had right the first time had you just took your time. So…slow down.

Poetry

Response by L. M. Montes

Posted on June 28, 2021April 1, 2022 by L. M. Montes

When a plant wilts,
do you feed it or let it die?
When the sun shines,
do you hide or in the sand lie?

In a moments time, when things can change,
do you shrink or life embrace?
When enemies use division’s knife,
Patriots rise and fight with grace.

By L. M. Montes

Writing

Metaphor and Simile

Posted on June 28, 2021June 27, 2021 by L. M. Montes

Comparisons, we all make them whether we are aware of it or not. We do this for emphasis in making clear a point we’re trying to make. In writing we use comparisons for the same reason, but add to that, visuals. If we want our readers to know just how big something is, we need to go beyond using the word big or huge or even gargantuan. Readers want to SEE the hugeness. Two forms of comparison writers use to accomplish this is:

Simile–Comparing using the words like or as.

His mouth was thick like paste.
The cat’s eyes glowed in the dark like twin moons.
He smile was as bright as the sun.

Metaphor–A direct comparison.

The warm sand is a blanket.
The sound of his laughter was a dogs bark.
The moon is a lightbulb.

Writing

Writing Fun

Posted on June 27, 2021June 27, 2021 by L. M. Montes

When I was in high school, I went to the Rueben Daniels Center of the Arts and Sciences. In my dance class we learned about theme and variation. What we had to do was choreograph a dance routine that was about one minute in length. Once we had our routine down, we had to choreograph two more dance routines based on the first one. More precisely, they had to be variations of the first by modifying it somehow without changing it completely. With writing this can also be done. Create a scene. Then, create two more scenes by varying the first scene. But, don’t vary things too drastically. It needs to be clear that your varied scenes are essentially the first scene but with slight differences.

What does this do? It works at developing creativity. It’s like a brain workout except its “bench pressing” words instead. So…have fun with it and think outside the box.

Writing

Personification

Posted on June 27, 2021 by L. M. Montes

Personification–Giving inanimate objects human qualities.

Examples
- The flowers danced in the wind.
- The wind reached its fingers inland, grabbing those it could at high rates of speed.
- The sun smiled down as it lit up the day.

As you can see, giving human qualities to inanimate objects goes a long way when it comes to putting emphasis on various aspects of what you’re writing. Doing so also makes your writing stand out in way of creating better visuals for your reader.

Tip: Give yourself an arsenal of ideas to pull from by brainstorming examples of personification (and other literary/poetic devices) and writing them in your writing journal.

Social

Uniqueness

Posted on June 25, 2021 by L. M. Montes

Uniqueness

Social

A Dove Greeting the Day with a Morning Coo

Posted on June 24, 2021 by L. M. Montes

Writing

Assonance and Alliteration

Posted on June 23, 2021June 22, 2021 by L. M. Montes

Assonance–The repetition of vowel sounds across a line of poetry or text
- Sweep the tree needles near me.
- Stinker Tinker shuffled his feet along the rough ground.
- The knife caught and left me wrought.
- Smoke grabbed hold and I choked.

Alliteration–Words in a line of text that all begin with the same letter or sound.
- The wind whipped across the plains.
- Thick thistles picked my fingers.
- Sally sat on the large log.