Use one of these metaphors to describe love: a thrilling ride, a summer's day, a garden to tend, a battlefield, an adventure

Choose someone you love and describe how these feelings affect you. Where do they reside in you? What are the sensations? 

What's the best part about being in love? Can you compare it to something concrete that you've also experienced? 

Use words with soft sounds - lots of "sh" , "ah" and "s" sounds. Read your work aloud as a whisper - are there any words you would change? 

Let these words inspire you - affection, attachment, crush, enchantment, flame, passion, tenderness, ardor, yearning, zeal. 

Finish this sentence with three nouns: Love is ______, _______ and ______.  Let these three items inspire you.

Think of an item in nature that makes you feel calm or represents calm. 

Describe this place in great details - sights, sounds, smell. 

Put your hand on your heart and slow your breath 

How does it feel when you're calm?

Use words with lots of round vowel sounds and no harsh consonants

Use words like: restful, serene, peaceful, hushed, low-key, still, soothing, tranquil, soothing, untroubled

Finish this sentence with three nouns: Calm is ______, _______ and ______.  

Let these three items inspire you.

If envy were a "thing" or a "creature" and you had to do battle with it, what would it look like? 

What type of landscape are you fighting on? What is your struggle like? Who do you think would win? 

Think of someone you envied - what was it about them that made you feel "less than"? Was it really true? Did you gain anything by feeling envious? What emotions from this lesson can you add to your battle with "the envy thing"? 

Use words like jealousy, animosity, back-stabbing, grudge, prejudice, resentment, ill will, spite

Finish this sentence with three nouns: Envy is ______, _______ and ______.  

Let these three items inspire you.

Use locations like the woods at night, an empty warehouse, a dark, deserted alleyway.

Use the present tense for your verbs. 

Use short, tense words. 

Think about what is scary at different stages of life: monsters under the bed, the first day of school, staying home alone, a job interview

What does fear do to your body? What physical "symptoms" of fear would you experience? 

Use some of these words for inspiration:

danger, anxiety, dread, fright, horror, panic, scary, terror, trepidation, creeps, jitters, nervousness, willies

Finish this sentence with three nouns: Fear is ______, _______ and ______.  

Let these three items inspire you.

Use words that "burst" forth when you read them out loud. 

Refer to stars, gold, fireworks, music, streamers - what does joy look like as a physical thing? 

From the hair on your head to the tips of your toes, where do you feel joy? What type of sensation is it? What metaphor can you make to describe it to others? 

Use some of these words for inspiration:

bliss, gladness, elation, exhilaration, ecstasy, euphoria, glory, paradise, rapture, delight, enjoyment, pleasure, cheerfulness, contentment, exuberance, glee

Finish this sentence with three nouns: Joy is ______, _______ and ______.  

Let these three items inspire you.

Refer to things in nature that are beyond our control, like floods, storms, lightning, tornados. 

Think about the aftermath of one of these disasters - what does it look like? 

Describe the destruction. 

Use words with lots of harsh consonants and sounds that make you spit when you read it out loud!

Use some of these words for inspiration:

wrath, aggravation, annoyance, exasperation, irritation, animosity, antagonism, bitterness, contempt, grudge, hostility, rancor, envy, jealousy, resentment, malevolence, malice, spite, vengefulness, revenge

Finish this sentence with three nouns: Anger is ______, _______ and ______.  

Let these three items inspire you.

Use rain, thunder, or other elements of bad weather to describe things.

Use empty and/or enclosed spaces, or spaces without light

Think of what a body does when it experiences sadness: describe what the hands, face or shoulders are doing.

Use the past tense for your work.

Let any of these words inspire you:

despair, loss, forgotten, alone, misery, hopelessness, anguish, gloom, melancholoy, misfortune.

Finish this sentence with three nouns: Sad is ______, _______ and ______.  

Let these three items inspire you.

Think of an event in your life that you were waiting in anticipation for. 

Think of what a body does when it experiences anticipation: describe what the hands, face or shoulders are doing.
How is it different when you anticipate the best outcome…or the worst?

Use long descriptions before revealing information to build anticipation for the reader.

What words of wisdom would you give to a friend who is waiting in anticipation for something?

Let these words inspire you: expectation, excitement, enthusiasm, impatient, hope, eager, ready, expecting, waiting

Finish this sentence with three nouns: Anticipation is ______, _______ and ______.  Let these three items inspire you.

Think of some things that are often a surprise:  a diamond engagement ring, a birthday party, something hidden, a box of chocolates, the toy in a cereal box or a cracker jack box, an unexpected visitor.

If you snapped a picture of the surprised person what would they look like? Include descriptions of faces, eyes, and hands

What sounds does a surprised person make?  Use onomatopoeia (oooooh!) to share that sound with the reader.

Finish this sentence with three nouns: Surprise is ______, _______ and ______.  

Let these three items inspire you.

 

 
Think of different relationships in which betrayal can happen: siblings, friends?

 

Think of different circumstances in which something can be betrayed. An outdoor picnic can be betrayed by rainy weather. 

 

What is the aftermath of betrayal, how does the relationship or circumstance change? Think about what that looks like. 

 

Use some of these words for inspiration:

Sting, grief, hostility, mistrust, resentment, wariness, malice, spite, suspicion, revenge, disloyal, heartbreak, backstab.

 

Finish this sentence with three nouns: betrayal is ______, _______ and ______.  

Let these three items inspire you.