This quarter in school I am taking Composition 101. Most people aren't to fond of Comp (including most of the people in my class). It involves a lot of writing, including essays. I, however, absolutely love it. Writing has always been a passion of mine (I mean come on, I have a blog), and even the essays don't bother me, because I find them very easy to do.
In class this week we had an exercise to help us use more varying word choice. I myself just like using fancy words, so this was exciting for me. I have also been in a poetic mood lately, so most of my writing has been reflecting that. Our first assignment was to write a 6 sentence paragraph, but you were not allowed to repeat any word (this includes I, the, a, etc). Also, it had to make at least some sort of sense. Mine is as follows.
Six sentences stumble though our minds. Confusion lingers over the task at hand. Quiet students jot down phrases. Pencils touching paper echos off dim, yellow walls. Patience runs thin. Words draw near as ends meet.
The second assignment we did was far more difficult. We were to write a 4 to 6 sentence paragraph. The problem, however, is that we were giving a list of the 100 most used words (link to the list here), and while we could repeat words, we could not use any on the list.
Joseph sells inspiration. Bushels, towers, ideas galore. Thoughts overflowing stacks lining walls. Writers block attacking creativity. Thus inspiration withers, crumbling beneath heavy loads.
I found both exercises very fun, and a great way to play around with word choice. Feel free to try either (or both) of these out, and let me know what you come up with in the comments!
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