Finding Adjectives and Adverbs
Fiction Prompt
Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter — What If? Writing Exercise for Fiction Writers prompts
The Exercise — Underline and highlight all adverbs and italicize and highlight adjectives in a published story and decide which ones work. Then, exchange all weak adverbs and adjectives for strong ones of your own. Consider omitting them altogether.
The Objective - To be alert to the power - and the weakness - of these verbal spices. To avoid them except when they can add something you really need
Published story: The Easter Bunny
The Easter bunny will soon be here
It is definitely that time of year
Will he even get here or even near
with all the snow and ice out there
~
I found myself saying we may
have pineapple pizza, and then I say
we have no plans right?
It almost brought a tear, what a sight!
~
I remember being alone, so
alone on Easter Sunday, not that long ago.
Hubby reminded me it was the pandemic! Oh!
That is why I was feeling so low!
~
Here I thought it was the full-moon
I have to go now as I have a group soon
I didn't miss the pandemic
Both hubby and I did get sick
~
It wasn't necessary to miss family
Remember the Easter bunny
I am always profamily
And the pandemic interfered with my sunny
disposition and yes, it could still be the moon
Let's end this before noon!
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Author's Note: I found this difficult, wondering if I even know what adverbs and adjectives are. Help.
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Denise E Lindquist
I am married with 7 children, 28 grands, and 13 great-grandchildren. I am a culture consultant part-time. I write A Poem a Day in February for 8 years now. I wrote 4 - 50,000 word stories in NaNoWriMo. I write on Vocal/Medium daily.
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We're writers, we just write. We don't know what those are lol ;) I always find myself humming a "Schoolhouse Rock" song if I forget. My favorite is Conjunction Junction. What's your function?