“The writer is an artist, painting images of life with specific and identifiable brush strokes,...
-
Upload
vivien-watson -
Category
Documents
-
view
215 -
download
2
Transcript of “The writer is an artist, painting images of life with specific and identifiable brush strokes,...
![Page 1: “The writer is an artist, painting images of life with specific and identifiable brush strokes, images as realistic as Wyeth and as abstract as Picasso.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062722/56649f325503460f94c4e502/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Image Grammar “Brushstrokes”
“The writer is an artist, painting images of life with specific and identifiable brush strokes, images as realistic as Wyeth and as abstract as Picasso. In the act of creation, the writer, like the artist, relies on fundamental elements.”
Harry R. Noden
![Page 2: “The writer is an artist, painting images of life with specific and identifiable brush strokes, images as realistic as Wyeth and as abstract as Picasso.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062722/56649f325503460f94c4e502/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
![Page 3: “The writer is an artist, painting images of life with specific and identifiable brush strokes, images as realistic as Wyeth and as abstract as Picasso.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062722/56649f325503460f94c4e502/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Absolute Brush Stroke
Absolute Brush Stroke •Noun + ing verb•Function: adds to the actionCore: The car went into the parking lot.
Engine smoking, gears grinding, the car went into the parking lot
•Noun + ing verb•Function: adds to the actionCore: The car went into the parking lot.
Engine smoking, gears grinding, the car went into the parking lot.
![Page 4: “The writer is an artist, painting images of life with specific and identifiable brush strokes, images as realistic as Wyeth and as abstract as Picasso.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062722/56649f325503460f94c4e502/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Add an :Absolute BrushstrokeInstead of: The man bungee jumped off the bridge.
Write:
![Page 5: “The writer is an artist, painting images of life with specific and identifiable brush strokes, images as realistic as Wyeth and as abstract as Picasso.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062722/56649f325503460f94c4e502/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Appositive Brushstroke
• A noun that adds a second image to a preceding • noun, restate the noun • Function: expands detail in the reader’s imagination
Core sentence: The car went into the parking lot.
The car, a 1936 Ford, went into the parking lot.
![Page 6: “The writer is an artist, painting images of life with specific and identifiable brush strokes, images as realistic as Wyeth and as abstract as Picasso.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062722/56649f325503460f94c4e502/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Add an Appositive Brushstoke
Instead of:The tornado swept across the land.
Write:
![Page 7: “The writer is an artist, painting images of life with specific and identifiable brush strokes, images as realistic as Wyeth and as abstract as Picasso.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062722/56649f325503460f94c4e502/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Painting with Participles
• Function: evokes action, makes the reader feel a part of the experience.
• Core: The car went into the parking lot. • Sliding on the loose gravel, the car went into
the parking lot.
![Page 8: “The writer is an artist, painting images of life with specific and identifiable brush strokes, images as realistic as Wyeth and as abstract as Picasso.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062722/56649f325503460f94c4e502/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Add a Participle Brushstoke
Instead of:
The lion roamed the savannah.
Write:
![Page 9: “The writer is an artist, painting images of life with specific and identifiable brush strokes, images as realistic as Wyeth and as abstract as Picasso.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062722/56649f325503460f94c4e502/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Painting with Adjectives Out-of-Order
• Shift two adjectives after the noun • Function: intensifies an image, gives it rhythm • (Avoid 3 adjectives in a row)• Core: The car went into the parking lot. • The old car, rusty and dented, went into the • parking lot.
![Page 10: “The writer is an artist, painting images of life with specific and identifiable brush strokes, images as realistic as Wyeth and as abstract as Picasso.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062722/56649f325503460f94c4e502/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Add Adjectives Out-of-Order
Instead of:The man swung over the crocodile-infested lagoon.
Write:
![Page 11: “The writer is an artist, painting images of life with specific and identifiable brush strokes, images as realistic as Wyeth and as abstract as Picasso.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062722/56649f325503460f94c4e502/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Add Action Verbs Brushstrokes
• Verbs that do action • Function: effective image tools, energize images•
•Core: The car went into the parking lot.•The car chugged into the parking lot.
![Page 12: “The writer is an artist, painting images of life with specific and identifiable brush strokes, images as realistic as Wyeth and as abstract as Picasso.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062722/56649f325503460f94c4e502/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
Add Action Verbs Brushstrokes
Instead of:The ferocious shark jumped out of the water.
Write:
![Page 13: “The writer is an artist, painting images of life with specific and identifiable brush strokes, images as realistic as Wyeth and as abstract as Picasso.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062722/56649f325503460f94c4e502/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
Ask: How does it feel? What does it look like? How does it sound? How does it taste?How does it smell?
Observation Impression Add a Brushstroke
![Page 14: “The writer is an artist, painting images of life with specific and identifiable brush strokes, images as realistic as Wyeth and as abstract as Picasso.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062722/56649f325503460f94c4e502/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
Practice “Zooming In”
![Page 15: “The writer is an artist, painting images of life with specific and identifiable brush strokes, images as realistic as Wyeth and as abstract as Picasso.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062722/56649f325503460f94c4e502/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
Practice “Zooming In”