What makes you a better writer?

Know the important literary terms I posted on Quizlet - Study
http://quizlet.com/33743056/how-to-be-a-better-writer-flash-cards/

 

There was a car accident.  Six months later the man and women involved in the accident were in front of the judge... they got married.  That's irony - not what you were expecting to happen- huh?

Roses are red, violets are blue - this is poetry.  Anything that is not poetry is called prose!

She is cheap.  (negative connotation)   She is cautious in the way she spends her money.  (positive connotation)
Create analogies for the class!

Said is "dead".  How can you best illustrate, act, or demonstrate that?