{"id":3587,"date":"2015-08-18T01:00:10","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T08:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=3587"},"modified":"2015-08-16T13:10:24","modified_gmt":"2015-08-16T20:10:24","slug":"silverstein-wrote-for-the-ear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/silverstein-wrote-for-the-ear\/","title":{"rendered":"Silverstein wrote for the ear"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Where-the-sidewalk-ends2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-3597 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Where-the-sidewalk-ends2.jpg\" alt=\"Where the sidewalk ends\" width=\"120\" height=\"162\" \/><\/a>Shel Silverstein&#8217;s Where the Sidewalk Ends &#8220;resonates because Silverstein wrote for the ear. Purposeful rhythm. Calculated pace. Challenging riffs. Delightful melodies. Words selected as much for their sound as their meaning.&#8221; \u2014Jack Hamann, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.writermag.com\/2015\/05\/26\/writing-rhythm\/\" target=\"_blank\">For the ear \u2014 Writing with rhythm<\/a>,&#8221; The Writer, July 2015<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Tips to make writing stronger, inspired by Jack Hamann, &#8220;For the ear.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vary pace &#8211; &#8220;bookend longer sentences with short, rhythmic declarations.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Use a thesaurus.<\/li>\n<li>Use alliteration (see below).<\/li>\n<li>Give weak verbs the boot.<\/li>\n<li>Omit unnecessary words, especially &#8220;the.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Read aloud. You&#8217;ll notice places that need tweaking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/literarydevices.net\/alliteration\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alliteration<\/a> is a stylistic device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series: <em>But a better butter makes a batter better.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marlene&#8217;s Musings:<\/strong> Have fun with this. Choose a <a href=\"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?cat=4\" target=\"_blank\">prompt<\/a> and write. Then, revise, using the tips above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shel Silverstein&#8217;s Where the Sidewalk Ends &#8220;resonates because Silverstein wrote for the ear. Purposeful rhythm. Calculated pace. Challenging riffs. Delightful melodies. 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