composition

Examples

• All

• In her English class, she submitted her final composition, which reflected her creativity and hard work.

• But all of this hangs together as one composition, with many different voices blended into it.

• You are paid as a teacher of composition.

  The Music Lovers (1971)

• But I taught them English composition, the grammar.

• Both teachers felt that exposure to the process of composition for their students was important.

  Academic text (2015)

• The culture of the talented arts program includes instruction in composition as an accepted and valued activity.

  Academic text (2015)

• I teach English composition in this little town called Addley, Pennsylvania.

  Saving Private Ryan (1998)

• The Level 5 course was a transfer-level freshman composition course emphasizing expository and argumentative essay writing.

  Academic text (2008)

• The course focuses on teaching the fundamentals of composition, helping students to craft essays effectively.

• Writing a quality composition takes time, effort, and a clear understanding of the topic.

Synonyms

W

writing

vscomposition

684 1.0

To create texts that express ideas, stories, or facts

focuses more on creating written works with artistic or literary intent

C

creative activity

vscomposition

1 3.4

Using imagination or skill to make something new, like painting and writing

applies this to written works in particular especially literary ones

P

penning

vscomposition

1 5.0

The act of writing books, poems, or other creative works

is the general term for the process of making such written works

A

artistic creation

vscomposition

1 3.9

A work that shows skill and feeling, like a painting or sculpture

focuses specifically on making written works rather than all art forms

D

drafting

vscomposition

3.3

Writing the first version of a text to change later

covers the full creation process not only the initial version

F

freewriting

vscomposition

3.8

A way of writing quickly without worrying about grammar or spelling to get ideas

is a deliberate creative method within the overall creation process

Compounds

M

musical composition

3 3.8

A piece of music written by a composer

P

physical composition

1 4.1

The parts that make up a person or thing and how they are arranged

C

chess composition

7.5

A puzzle with chess pieces that asks you to find the right move

C

chess composition

7.9

The activity of making and solving chess puzzles for skill and art

C

composition board

• Specialized

6.5

A stiff, thick paper used for making covers or mounting pictures

D

dramatic composition

6.5

A written work like a play created to be performed by actors on stage, television, or film

L

literary composition

5.2

A piece of creative writing that shows thoughts and feelings, like a novel or poem

How Structured

composition

• Literature

32 3.6

free-form

2 5.3

improvisation

29 5.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology