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#65 WORKSHOP VII, Monday, 3:15-4:15 PM Location: Fireside (Beside Hospitality) Instructor: Mona Hodgson, Freelance Author

DRAWING READERS WITH WORD PICTURES Discover how the use of figurative language and imagery can deepen your characterization and story world, add layers to the plot, and heighten tension. This workshop will include a look at the literary colors available to us in metaphor, simile, personification, and sense appeal. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE and IMAGERY Metaphor -

Simile -

Personification -

ADD SOUND EFFECTS Alliteration -

Homonyms -

Onomatopoeia Words –


GIVE YOUR STORIES SENSE APPEAL


Tips For Exercising Figurative Language, Employing Sound Effects, and Engaging the Senses

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