Finding Adjectives and Adverbs

Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter — What If? Writing Exercise for Fiction Writers prompts

The Exercise — Underline and highlight all adverbs and italicize and highlight adjectives in a published story and decide which ones work. Then, exchange all weak adverbs and adjectives for strong ones of your own. Consider omitting them altogether.

The Objective - To be alert to the power - and the weakness - of these verbal spices. To avoid them except when they can add something you really need

Published story: The Easter Bunny

The Easter bunny will soon be here

It is definitely that time of year

Will he even get here or even near

with all the snow and ice out there

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I found myself saying we may

have pineapple pizza, and then I say

we have no plans right?

It almost brought a tear, what a sight!

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I remember being alone, so

alone on Easter Sunday, not that long ago.

Hubby reminded me it was the pandemic! Oh!

That is why I was feeling so low!

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Here I thought it was the full-moon

I have to go now as I have a group soon

I didn't miss the pandemic

Both hubby and I did get sick

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It wasn't necessary to miss family

Remember the Easter bunny

I am always profamily

And the pandemic interfered with my sunny

disposition and yes, it could still be the moon

Let's end this before noon!

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Author's Note: I found this difficult, wondering if I even know what adverbs and adjectives are. Help.