What does figurative language do in horror writing?

Creates vivid, emotional, eerie imagery, Enhances emotional impact

Use a comma before which words?

And, but, for, or, nor, so, yet

Which sentence shows polysyndeton?

He ran and jumped and slid and laughed.

What is polysyndeton?

Using several conjunctions sequentially to slow the pace

Another way to fix a run-on is:

Use a semicolon between clauses

Omitting (leaving out) conjunctions between words or phrases

Why is repetition used in horror writing?

Builds tension and emphasizes fear

What is writing structure?

How ideas and events are organized in writing

What is a run-on sentence?

Two sentences joined incorrectly

Which is an example of figurative language?

The shadows whispered her name.

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1
What does figurative language do in horror writing?
Creates vivid, emotional, eerie imagery
Enhances emotional impact
Limits creativity
Makes writing boring
2
Use a comma before which words?
Only at the end
Only at the beginning
And, but, for, or, nor, so, yet
Never use commas
3
Which sentence shows polysyndeton?
He ran. He jumped. He slid.
He ran but didn't stop.
He ran, jumped, slid.
He ran and jumped and slid and laughed.
4
What does a comma do?
Has no effect on meaning
Only for decoration
Makes sentences longer
Separates parts of a sentence
5
What is a sentence fragment?
Incomplete sentence
A question
A long sentence
A complete thought
6
What is polysyndeton?
Using several conjunctions sequentially to slow the pace
Using no conjunctions to slow the pace
Using only one conjunction
Using conjunctions incorrectly
7
Another way to fix a run-on is:
Add more sentences
Remove all commas
Use a semicolon between clauses
Make it a fragment
8
Where to place a comma?
In the middle of a word
At the end of the sentence
Nowhere
Right after the phrase ends
9
What is asyndeton?
Adding extra conjunctions
Using conjunctions incorrectly
Using only one conjunction
Omitting (leaving out) conjunctions between words or phrases
10
One way to fix a run-on is:
Remove all punctuation
Use a period to separate
Add more conjunctions
Make it longer
11
What do adjectives do?
Make sentences shorter
Add confusion
Create mood and details
Limit descriptions
12
Which sentence shows asyndeton?
She screamed but ran.
She screamed, ran, cried.
She screamed and ran and cried.
She screamed and then ran.
13
How does punctuation help?
Has no effect on meaning
Only for decoration
Makes writing harder to read
Controls pacing and emotion
14
Why is repetition used in horror writing?
Builds tension and emphasizes fear
Makes writing longer
Confuses the reader
Reduces clarity
15
What is writing structure?
Putting random thoughts on paper
A list of words that include a title.
How ideas and events are organized in writing
Just a single paragraph.
16
What is a run-on sentence?
A short sentence
A question
A single sentence
Two sentences joined incorrectly
17
Which is an example of figurative language?
The shadows whispered her name.
The wind blew hard.
She opened the door.
He walked into the room.
18
One cause of a run-on is:
No punctuation between clauses
Using too many commas
Writing too slowly
Using too many periods
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Another cause of a run-on is:
Only a comma between sentences
Writing too fast
Using a period
Using a semicolon

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