Abstract language names concepts or qualities that cannot be seen or directly touched: love, emotion, evil, anguish.
Summarized: Abstract = idea.
Concrete language denotes objects or qualities that can be perceived by the senses: fountain pen, leaky, shouting, rancid.
Examples- ~ Frustration: A room full of crumbled papers and an empty notebook. ~ Creativity: Her notebook was covered in various colored-themed stickers. ~ Disgust: She crinkled her nose at the dirty dishes piled in the sink.
Here’s what you have to do:
Jot down abstract ideas that’s not related to food
Choose one
Brainstorm your “ingredients”
Write down the steps it takes
Share your results in the comments below.
My Example:
Insomnia For One
Box of 2 am cookies
Dash of pacing steps
1/2 cup of restless thoughts
Dozen of dancing sheep
Tablespoon of tossing and turning.
A box of 2 am cookies lay open,
as a dash of pacing steps
on a worn rug gets tossed in,
with a 1/2 cup of restless thoughts
that keeps you wondering,
while a dozen dancing sheep
and a tablespoon of tossing and turning
are stirred on high.
(Drafted 2018)