Creative Writing for Figurative Language
Name: Worth: 300 Points
Directions: Make a copy. Write a passage or a very short story that includes figurative language that is in the
chart below. Once you have written the story and checked in for grammatical errors, fill out the chart below to
make sure you have everything you need. The story can be silly or ridiculous. Do not write anything that
makes me send you to the office.
Story/Passage goes here:
I don’t think this was the best idea on a hot sunday afternoon, getting ready to buy a house near a beach. My
wife and I were the only ones going to live here since we were the first to purchase the property. As we entered
the community, there was a dark eerie rhythm. Although we could not find out what that was, we continued to
look at our new house. It was quite the place, modern and peaceful. These were the reasons we moved here
since we were facing some issues due to the way people live in cities.
As the sun started to set, we went to the beach to have a nice and peaceful view of the sky. It was really
calming, soon the water got too cold to stay so we went back home. As we got on the porch of the house, we
saw a gift with a bright gold wrapping speaking to my eyes. My wife was definitely worried about why
someone would give this present since only their friends knew that they moved. There was also no name on it,
but we decided to take it inside and open it. Once we opened the gift, it was a picture of an old house with dim
lights shining on the inside.
What is the point of view of the What is the visual imagery? What is the auditory imagery?
story?
What is the tactile imagery? What is the gustatory imagery? What is the olfactory imagery?
What is the allusion in the story? What is the metaphor in the story? What is the personification in the
story?
What is the understatement in the What is the tone in the story? What is the mood in the story?
story?
What is the simile in the story? What is the idiom in the story? What is the alliteration or
assonance?
