Improve Your Creative Writing (3)
English tutoring brings many joys, and one of them is helping students with their creative writing, which is a key feature of GCSE English Language exams.
[To read the story so far, see my previous posts Creative Writing (1) and Improving Your Creative Writing (2)]
The First Visit
In the darkness, Quest approached a cave. Inside
there was deeper, darker darkness. Inside was The Beast.
He knew The Beast. In fact, The Beast was
related to him. The Beast would growl and roar and shout and breathe
fire. He would never directly actually hurt you physically, but those sounds
were terrifying enough.
They shook you, they made your soul freeze, they
reduced you to nothing.
And now he actually had to go inside the dark cave
himself.
He gulped. And he took a step forwards.
The cave was right in front of him, and the
darkness was reaching out to him. It gestured for him to enter, it
whispered enticingly, it started to touch and draw him in.
And then he was surrounded.
By the darkness. By the cold. By the
terror.
And then he heard The Beast.
The roar was deafening. It was chilling and
overwhelming. It shook the depths of his heart and the slender ties of
all his security.
He was terrified as it grumbled into silence, and
he stood in the darkness alone.
A memory floated into his head of his father
shouting. He couldn’t hear the voice or the words now. It had
merged into the overwhelming roar. But he still suffered the aftershocks,
even now.
You'll also notice how I've used paragraphing (see previous post on How to Write in an Exam (3) - Paragraphing): short paragraphs designed to create energy and drama.
This is an example of my teaching as an English tutor. I offer a free 30 minute online consultation, with no ongoing commitment, to advise families about GCSE and A Level tutoring, which you can book via this page. And you can learn more about my extensive experience via the About page.
Thanks for visiting Literature of the Hart!
Michael
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