As students prepare for AICE English Language's Paper 2 (9093) and the task of creative writing, this activity acts as a review of techniques. The first activity (two-sided, one class day) covers imagery, setting, some figurative language (metaphor, simile, personification), and unusual adjectives. Students analyze short text excerpts from an action novel to note these qualities and how they are used.In the second activity, (two-sided, one class day) students examine sound techniques (anaphora